City of MacOn v. Yaughn

The first and third special grounds of the motion for a new trial complain because the court permitted the introduction in evidence of an excerpt from the Carlisle Table of Mortality over the objection of the defendant, that neither the pleadings nor the evidence raised any question as to the permanency of the plaintiff’s injuries, that there was no evidence that the injuries were permanent, and because the court charged the jury, “First though, gentlemen, I charge you that certain mortality tables have been introduced in evidence and they will be out with you along with the other evidence.…