Southern Railway Co. v. Collins

Collins brought suit, in a justice’s court, against the Southern Railway Company, for damages. The summons issued by the justice of the peace was as follows:

“ Georgia, Pulaski county. To the Southern Railway Company.

“ You are hereby notified, on or about Jan. 3rd, 1902, you damaged the subscriber, E. P. Collins, to the amount of $50.00, by the train on the Southern Railway Company’s road at the crossing near the depot in the town of Cochran known as Landfair’s crossing, by recklessly running of the cars or locomotive on-said road, which ran over, broke, and tore up the wagon of E. P. Collins,…