Hardin v. New York Central Railroad Company

Beery, Judge:

These two actions are actions of trespass on the case instituted by the plaintiffs, Ada Hardin and J. C. Hardin, against The New York Central Railroad Company, a Corporation, in the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County, West Virginia, consolidated and tried together by agreement of the parties and order of the Court. The jury returned a verdict for Ada Hardin in the amount of $1000.00 and a verdict for J. C. Hardin in the amount of $500.00. Neither the plaintiffs nor the defendant moved the Court to set aside the verdict and award them a new trial, and specifically stated that…