Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. Sheeks

— This action was instituted by the appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her, while a passenger, by reason of the derailment of a train.

The complaint is in five paragraphs. The answer was a general denial. There was a trial by jury and a special verdict returned which was framed, by means of interrogatories, under the act of 1895. The jury assessed appellee’s damages at $15,000. Motion by appellant for judgment in its favor upon the special verdict was denied, as was also its motion for a new trial; and judgment was rendered on the special verdict in favor of…