Sharp v. Choctaw Ry. & Lighting Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Pittsburg County; P. D. Brezver, Judge. Action by Ellen M. Sharp against the Choctaw Railway & Lighting Company. Judgment for plaintiff. From an order granting a new trial, the plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
SHARP, C.
Plaintiff, the widow of Boyd Sharp, deceased, sued the defendant for damages for the wrong ful death of her husband, caused by the negligence and carelessness of defendant company in the' alleged construction, operation, and maintenance of its electric railway in and between the city of McAlester and the town of Hartshorne, in Pittsburg county. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $4,500. Thereupon defendant filed its motion for a new trial, assigning eighteen grounds of error, among'which were: (1) Misconduct of the jury and of the prevailing party; (2)…
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