Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Eskew
Supreme Court of Georgia
Negligence. Railroads. Passengers. Damages. Evidence. Before Judge Hines. Rockdale superior court. August adjourned term, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The learned counsel for the railroad company argued only four of the grounds of the motion for a new trial. To these our opinion will be confined.
1. That the evidence, construing it as we are bound to do, most favorably for the prevailing party, warranted a verdict for some amount against the company, we have no doubt. The tickets surrendered to the conductor by the plaintiff and his brother were from Atlanta to Social Circle; and that the conductor could and would have known this, had he exercised due care in the transaction of his business, admits of no question. If…
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