Supreme Court of Georgia, 1894

Hudson v. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co.

Hudson v. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided June 11, 1894 · Simmons
93 Ga. 816; 21 S.E. 126

Hudson v. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Under the facts alleged in the declaration and the amendment thereto, the court erred in sustaining the demurrer. The court ought to have allowed the jury to pass on the question whether the company was negligent in “ kicking ” the cars at so public a place as the one described in the declaration, and upon the question whether there was negligence on the part of the plaintiff, barring his right to recover. These questions are more appropriate for the jury than for the court. See 4 Am. & Eng. Enc. of Law, p. 935, and authorities cited.

Judgment reversed.

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