St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Moore
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lee county. Hon. J. H. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Ida Moore and others against the St, Louis & San Francisco Bailroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court, No brief of counsel on either side found in the record,
1Opinion of the CourtMcLean, J.
The appellees, who are the widow and children of one L. D, Moore, brought suit against the appellant, alleging-that their husband and father was killed by the defendant, through the willful, wanton, and gross negligence of the employees of the defendant, and that the killing-occurred within the limits of the incorporated city or town of Nettleton. The suit Aas for fifteen thousand dollars, and the jury returned a verdict for four thousand, five hundred dollars. The evidence discloses the following facts:
Mr. Moore was killed within the corporate limits of the town of Nettleton, at about twelve…
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