Supreme Court of Georgia, 1901

Griffin v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.

Griffin v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided July 23, 1901 · Itish
113 Ga. 1097; 39 S.E. 483; 1901 Ga. LEXIS 501

Griffin v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

ITish, J.

When in the trial of an action by an employee of a railway company against it, for personal injuries, the plaintiff introduces testimony warranting a finding that the defendant was negligent, and it is, under all of the evidence, an open question whether or not the plaintiff was guilty of negligence contributing to the injuries, the case should be submitted to a jury, and not disposed of by granting a nonsuit.

The granting of a nonsuit in the present case was erroneous.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring. E. F. Edwards and Gnerry & Hall, for plaintiff. Lawton & Cunningham, for defendant.

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