Gunn Coal Mining Co. v. Wilson

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Fulton

Reversing.

On a trial before a jury in the Bell Circuit Court, a verdict was returned in favor of appellee, Curtis Wilson, for $2,000, for personal injuries. From a judgment entered on that verdict appellant prosecutes this appeal, and three questions are presented, as follows: (1) That appellee failed to show any negligence on the part of appellant; (2) even if such negligence was shown, it was not the proximate cause of appellee’s injuries; and (3) the damages are so excessive as to indicate passion and prejudice on the part of the jury.

Appellee had been in…