Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Stallings

An engine of the Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company, on which the plaintiff was fireman, collided with a *377locomotive of the Western & Atlantic Eailroad near Bolton, Georgia. The plaintiff was injured, and sued both railroad companies for damages. Defendants admitted that the plaintiff had made a ease against them, and that the only matter for determination was the amount of the damages. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $26,171.20. When the defendants’ motion for a new trial came up for final hearing the plaintiff’s attorneys, with the approval of the court, reduced the…