Gulf & Ship Island Railroad v. Williams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lamar county. Hon. A. E. Weathersby, Judge. Suit hy Jonnie Williams against the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Motion to dismiss appeal sustained. The facts are fully stated’in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellee moves the court to dismiss the appeal in this case because ‘‘the record in said case shows affirmatively that a nonsuit was granted the plaintiff and there is no final judgment in the case from which an appeal could be prosecuted.”
*551Appellee sued appellant company in the circuit court of Lamar county, in an action of tort, and after testimony had been introduced for both parties appellant asked for a peremptory instruction. What was then done can best be stated in the language of the trial judge, as contained in the record:
“At the conclusion of the testimony for both sides in this case…
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