Louisville & N. R. v. Corlander
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. I). M. Graham, Judge. Action by Mrs. A. B. Coriander against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff for nominal amount, and defendant appeals, and plaintiff cross-appeals. Assignment of error A. was to the effect that the agent was not at the time acting within the line and scope of his employment.
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Appeal from circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. I). M. Graham, Judge. Action by Mrs. A. B. Coriander against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff for nominal amount, and defendant appeals, and plaintiff cross-appeals. Assignment of error A. was to the effect that the agent was not at the time acting within the line and scope of his employment. Assignment of error 0. was to the effect that the defendant was under no duty to protect the plaintiff from insult at the time. The declaration in this case is based on the theory that the defendant was under duty to…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The appellee, Mrs. A. B. Coriander, sued the appellant, the Louisville & Nashville Bailroad Company, in the circuit court of Harrison county for an injury alleged to have been done her by appellant through one McDonald, agent of appellant at its station, Creole, and recovered a judgment for a nominal sum, from which appellant prosecutes this appeal, and appellee a cross-appeal.
At the conclusion of the testimony áppellant requested the court to direct a verdict in its favor, which request was refused by the court, which action of the court appellant assigns as error.
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