Dodd v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad

Plaintiff, Ruth Dodd, obtained a verdict in the sum of $20,000 against the defendant railroad company for the death of her husband. The action was brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The trial court sustained defendant's motion for a new trial when plaintiff refused to enter a remittitur in the sum of $7,500. From the order sustaining the motion plaintiff appealed to this court.

This is the second appeal. The first trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $18,000. The trial court refused to grant a new trial and the railroad appealed. This court reversed and…