Polloni v. Ryland

In this action the plaintiffs, as the heirs-at-law of one Eda Polloni, deceased, sought to recover damages for her death, which, it was alleged, was proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant. Judgment was entered for the defendant- upon the verdict of a jury, from which and from an order denying a new trial the plaintiffs have appealed. The alleged insufficiency of the evidence to warrant and support the verdict and judgment is the principal point urged in support of the appeal.

Briefly stated, the facts of the case, as shown by the evidence adduced upon the trial, are these: The…