Supreme Court of Georgia, 1891

Barnett v. Northeastern Railroad

Barnett v. Northeastern Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 6, 1891 · Simmons
87 Ga. 199; 13 S.E. 646; 1891 Ga. LEXIS 125

Counsel

Lumpkin & Burnett and R. T. Brown, for plaintiff*., Calhoun, King & Spalding and J. T. Pendleton, for defendant.

Barnett v. Northeastern Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Under the facts as disclosed by the record, the court erred in granting a nonsuit in this ease. The testimony introduced by the plaintiff* as to the negligence of the company was, in our judgment, sufficient to put the defendant upon its defence, and to require it to explain the acts complained of by the plaintiff*. The testimony as to who was the employer of the plaintiff* was also sufficient to require it to be submitted to the jury.

Judgment reversed.

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