Wall v. Marshutz Cantrell

SMITH, C.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, resulting in the amputation of a leg, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. The case was tried by a jury, who found for the plaintiff in the sum of five thousand dollars, and judgment was entered accordingly. The defendants appeal from the judgment and from an order denying their motion for new trial. The principal questions in the case are as to the sufficiency of the evidence to show negligence on the part of the defendants and as to certain instructions of the court, with…