Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Folkes

Mamie Wily Folkes, plaintiff in the lower court, obtained a verdict for $3,000 damages for personal injuries against the defendant, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, which moved the lower court to set aside the verdict and either enter judgment for the defendant or award a new trial. *64The action of the trial court in overruling defendant’s motions and thus permitting the verdict to stand is before us for review.

The collision which gave rise to the institution of this action occurred between a group of box cars, which were being moved by the servants of the defendant, and the automobile in…