105 Ga. 316 | Ga. | 1898
Two young ladies purchased railroad-tickets over the line of the Southern Railway Company from Atlanta to a flag-station called Hamlet. It seems that the engineer omitted to give the signal of an approach to Hamlet, by reason whereof the conductor failed to signal the engineer to-stop at that place. The conductor' did not discover that the-train had passed Hamlet until it had gone about half a mile beyond. He then apologized to the ladies for having carried them beyond their station, expressed his regret, and told them that he would either leave them at the next station or carry them on until he met the down train, put them on that, and have them brought back to Hamlet. They chose to stop at the next station. On arriving there, they alighted and were carried into'the reception-room at the station where there was a good fire and light. There they remained for about three hours when they boarded the down train. They arrived at Hamlet shortly before day. There was no one to meet them at that place, and they walked a quarter of a mile through a
Judgment reversed.