Gulf Transport Co. v. ALLEN

The surviving husband and children of Mrs. Nettie Allen brought suit against the Gulf Transport Company to recover damages for her alleged wrongful death. From a jury verdict and judgment for $25,000, the Transport Company appealed.

One alleged error assigned is that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the credible testimony. Thus, a recital of the substantial facts is necessary.

Mrs. Allen lived near Whynot, a rural community in Lauderdale County, about eleven miles east of the City of Meridian. She had been to the City, and was a passenger on a bus of the Transport Company…