Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Wright

I concur in all divisions of the majority opinion except division 9, from which ruling I dissent. In paragraph 25 of the original petition it is alleged: "That petitioner's brother was a strong and able-bodied man 37 years of age, who had a reasonable expectancy of 29.64 years, and was capable of earning the sum of $125 to $130 per month as bridge gang workman; that with increasing years and added experience his earning capacity should have increased to at least $175 per month, or other large sum." By amendment the figures "29.64" in paragraph 25 were struck and "at least 40" was inserted. On…