St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Keiffer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Murray County; R. McMillan, Judge. Action by Harry Keiffer against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
Opinion by
GALBRAITH, C.
On May 25, 1915, an opinion was handed down in this case reversing and remanding the same for a new trial. The reason for such order was error in the instruction of the court to the jury which permitted the plaintiff to recover for mental, anguish not connected with some physical injury sustained by him. The evidence showed that the plaintiff below paid the railroad company $75 for a special train from Madill to Ardmore, and his right to recover the sum was not seriously contested. In fact, his right to recover the $75 paid for the train, under the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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