Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Peinhardt

THOMAS, Justice.

Counts of the complaint that went to the jury were the first and third counts of the complaint as last amended. To these counts there were interposed the plea of the general issue and some special pleas. The pleas that went to the jury, other than the general issue, all set up contributory negligence on the part of Willingham, the employee of plaintiff, who was working for the plaintiff at the time of the alleged collision. A jury trial was had of the cause.

A motion for a new trial, verdict and judgment having been had in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, was…