New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago R. R. v. Cole
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Newton county. Hon. C. L. Dobbs, Judge. ' Suit by Ann Cole et al. against the New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago Eailroad Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals and plaintiff prosecutes a cross-appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. No brief of counsel on either side found in the record.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
■ Joe Cole having been struck and killed, as it is alleged, by one of appellant’s trains, this suit was instituted by his widow and daughter to recover damages therefor. Neither side being satisfied with the verdict and judgment for one thousand dollars, rendered against appellant in the court below, each filed a motion for a new trial, both of which were overruled, and the case comes to us on direct appeal by appellant and on .cross-appeal by appellees.
*175The evidence introduced in behalf of appellees was to the effect that on the night of the accident, between 8 and 9 o’clock, Cole was seen…
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