Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Dutton

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Dutton

68 S.E. 307, 7 Ga. App. 755, 1910 Ga. App. LEXIS 504

Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided June 14, 1910·No. 2027·Published

Opinion

Hill, C. J.

1. “A railroad company is bound to stop its pásseilger-trains in response to proper signals at a flag-station at which it is in the habit of stopping/ trains of that character.” Southern Ry. Co. v. Wallis, 133 Ga. 553 (66 S. E. 370).

2. There was evidence from which the jury might reasonably have inferred that the failure of the engineer to stop the train at the flag-station was due to wilfulness, wantonness, or an entire indifference to cohsequences; and therefore we can not say that the verdict is excessive. Central Ry. Co. v. Sowell, 3 Ga. App. 142 (59 S. E. 323). Judgment affirmed.

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Hill, C. J.

1. “A railroad company is bound to stop its pásseilger-trains in response to proper signals at a flag-station at which it is in the habit of stopping/ trains of that character.” Southern Ry. Co. v. Wallis, 133 Ga. 553 (66 S. E. 370).

2. There was evidence from which the jury might reasonably have inferred that the failure of the engineer to stop the train at the flag-station was due to wilfulness, wantonness, or an entire indifference to cohsequences; and therefore we can not say that the verdict is excessive. Central Ry. Co. v. Sowell, 3 Ga. App. 142 (59 S. E. 323). Judgment affirmed.

Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Dutton, 68 S.E. 307, 7 Ga. App. 755, 1910 Ga. App. LEXIS 504 (Ga. Ct. App. 1910).

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