Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Allnutt

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll —

Affirming’.

In November, 1908, tbé appellee, Allie Allimtt, then about eight years old, was run over by one of the cars of the appellant cpmpany, and, as a result, lost both of his legs. To recover damages for the injury thus sustained he brought this suit against the appellant company, and on the first trial of the case the damages in his favor were assessed by the jury at $19,000, but a motion for a new trial on behalf of the railroad company was sustained, and this verdict set aside.

*833On the second trial there was a verdict in favor of appellee for…