Tri-State Transit Co. of Louisiana, Inc. v. Duffey

This was an action instituted by W. G. Duffey, Administrator of the estate of Dr. E. E. Shell, deceased, against the Tri-State Transit Company of Louisiana, Inc., to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of the plaintiff’s intestate which resulted from injuries sustained, when he was struck by a large passenger bus operated by a servant of the defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500'. Upon consideration of a motion for a new trial the Judge suggested a remittitur of $1,500, and this suggestion having been accepted, a judgment was entered for the balance.…