Supreme Court of Georgia, 1915

Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Brown

Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided November 12, 1915 · Atkinson
144 Ga. 269; 86 S.E. 1084; 1915 Ga. LEXIS 163

Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Brown

Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, J.

1. This case has been before the Supreme Court on two former occasions. 138 Ga. 328 (75 S. E. 330); 140 Ga. 792 (79 S. E. 1113, 35 Ann. Cas. (1915A.) 1159). The charge on the subject of the statutory presumption, which also contained certain instructions as to how the presumption might be rebutted, contains no error against the defendant.

2. The requests to charge did not accurately state correct principles of law applicable to the case, and were properly refused.

3. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict.

Judgment affirmed-.

All the Justices concur, except Beck, J., absent.

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