Legal Opinion

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Trout

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 13, 1912PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Action for damages. Before Judge Fite. Gordon superior court. July 8, 1911.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

James W. Trout brought suit for damages against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for alleged injuries to his person by the running of the defendant’s train. On the trial of the ease the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and the defendant excepted.

1. The only assignments of error that need be considered are those with reference to the charge of the court. The following charge is alleged to be error: “In this connection I charge you that if a witness swear to an improbable story, that in itself would not be sufficient to discredit him,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Second National Bank v. DonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Roberts v. McClellanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. TroutSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

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