Southern Railway Co. v. Clark

1. A passenger of a railway company who has been carried beyond her destination may elect to sue either for a breach of the contract or in tort. In this action the plaintiff has expressly elected to sue in tort.

2 It being shown by the petition that the alleged continuous tort was committed partly in one of tlie counties of this State, and continued beyond the limits of this State over in an adjoining State, in which the principal injury was committed, the court of the county where the tort originated did not have exclusive jurisdiction (Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Dorsey, 116 Ga. 719 (3), 42 S.…