Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Young

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided 1888-11-09

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Bleckley, Chief Justice. The plaintiff below, a boy nine years of age, obtained a verdict for $10,000, for personal injuries received on a public street crossing in the city of Atlanta, by reason of being thrown down and run over by the cars of the railway company, his chief injury being the loss of his right arm, which had to be amputated above the elbow. The company moved for a new trial, upon forty grounds, all of which -were…

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