Southern Railway Co. v. Maddox

Mrs. T. C. Maddox brought suit against the Southern Eailway Company, to recover damages for injury to her automobile. It was alleged that the automobile, while being driven by her son, was struck by the tender of a backing engine of the defendant as the automobile was turned into Ocmulgee Street from Fifth Street in Macon, and that the defendant, through its servants, was negligent: (1) In failing to have a watchman on duty at the crossing at the intersection of the two streets, in violation of an ordinance of the City of Macon; (2) in failing to' comply with an ordinance of the city that “It…