City of Meridian v. Godwin

BRADY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the sum of $12,500 rendered against the City of Meridian by the Circuit Court of Lau-derdale County on account of injuries received by appellee on April 8, 1960, while working on a refuse truck for appellant. From the verdict and judgment, this appeal is prosecuted.

The relevant facts; tersely stated, are as follows. The appellee was fifty-eight years of age at the time of the trial. He was uneducated, having only a fourth grade education, and was scarcely able to read. He had no special training and was not qualified to do any work other…