Pennsylvania Co. v. Hixon

Hixon sued the appellant company for damages on account of personal injuries incurred through its alleged negligence, and recovered a verdict and judgment for $2,000. The overruling of its motion for a new trial is the only error upon which the appellant predicates its prayer for a reversal of the judgment. It is insisted that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence, and in this connection it is contended, among other things, that such evidence conclusively shows the appellee to have been guilty of contributory negligence.

The negligence complained of consists in the appellant’s failure…