Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Carroll
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Ellis. Fulton superior court. December 13, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. It is the duty of the judge to make the record speak the truth. If by inadvertence the court approves his charge to the jury, and afterwards discovers a palpable clerical mistake made in its transcription, he may and should correct such mistake.
2. After the plaintiff in a suit against an electric railway company has shown that he was injured by the running of one of the defendant’s cars, a presumption arises that the defendant was negligent as charged in the plaintiff’s petition. Gainesville & Dahlonega Electric Ry. Co. v. Austin, 127 Ga. 120 (56 S. E. 254) ; Cordray v. Savannah &. Ry.,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. AllisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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- Cordray v. Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope RailwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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