Humphrey v. Virginian Railway Co.

Riley, President :

Plaintiff, Alfred Humphrey, instituted this action in the Circuit Court of Fayette County against The Virginian Railway Company, C. T. Wade, B. L. Murphes, Ray Thompson and Cecil Terry to recover damages for personal injuries, which included the loss of both legs above the knees, ,a fractured scapula and numerous bruises and lacerations. The jury rendered a verdict against the railway company in the sum of forty thousand dollars and acquitted the individual defendants. To the judgment against it, based upon the jury verdict, the railway company prosecutes this writ of error.

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