Case Name: Southern Railway Company v. Adkins
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1901-11-07
Citations: 114 Ga. 135
Docket Number: 
Parties: Southern Railway Company v. Adkins.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 135–135

Head Matter:
Southern Railway Company v. Adkins.
Argued October 15,
Decided November 7, 1901.
Action for damages. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. January 28, 1901.
Shumate & Maddox, G. A. H. Harris & Son, and R. L. Chamlee, for plaintiff in error. Fouché & Fouché, contra.

Opinion:
Lumpkin, P. J.
The plaintiff's prima facie right to recover for the killing of his mule depended entirely upon the presumption of negligence raised by law against the company. This being so, and that presumption having been overcome by direct, positive, and uncontradicted testimony introduced in behalf of the defendant, the verdict against it was manifestly wrong, and the trial court erred in not setting the same aside.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring.