Lavier v. Central Railroad
Lavier v. Central Railroad
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff in error brought her action against defendant to recover damages for the homicide of her husband; the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff; the defendant moved the court for a new trial on several grounds; the court granted the new trial on the grounds* generally, but the judge who heard the same gave his reasons at length for granting the new trial.
The question of the defendant’s negligence, or whether the plaintiff’s husband could have avoided the consequences of defendant’s negligence to himself by the use of ordinary diligence, or Iioav far plaintiff’s husband contributed to the injury by his own neglect, are questions alone for the jury, under the evidence. The laAv upon these subjects is fully settled in the case of the Georgia Railroad vs. Neely, 56 Ga., 540, and the decision there rendered we approve, and declare to be the law of this state.
Judgment affirmed.’
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