Supreme Court of Georgia, 1900

Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad v. Spencer

Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided August 8, 1900 · Lewis
111 Ga. 868; 36 S.E. 921; 1900 Ga. LEXIS 857
Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad v. Spencer

Opinion of the Court

Lewis, J.

The evidence showing that the plaintiff’s injuries resulted from a pure accident, and not from any act of negligence chargeable to the defendants, the verdict in his favor can not be lawfully upheld, and the' court erred in not setting it aside.

Judgment reversed,.

All the Justices concurring.

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