Bristol Gas & Electric Co. v. Boy
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Action by J. C. Boy, administrator of Cureton Boy, deceased, against the Bristol Gas & Electric Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, defendant’s motion for new trial being denied, on condition that plaintiff enter a remittitur, and both plaintiff and defendant bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The administrator sued the Electric Company for injuries resulting in the death of his decedent, caused by alleged negligence of the Electric Company in failing to keep properly insulated its high-tension power wires. There was trial by jury, and verdict for $10,000. Defendant’s motion for new trial was denied, on condition that plaintiff remit $5,000 from the verdict. The remittitur was made under protest. Under the writ in No. 3299, the defendant complains of the judgment against it. In No. 3307, the administrator complains that he was required to remit.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Simms v. SimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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- Freeman v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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