Louisville N. R. Co. v. Utz

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Harris

Affirming.

This action was instituted by the appellee, a railway mail clerk, to recover damages on account of injuries which he sustained on December 20, 1941, when two of appellant’s trains, upon one of which he was working, collided near Loretto, Kentucky. The appellant conceded its negligence, and the sole question submitted was that of appellee’s damages, which the jury fixed at $2530.67. Being dissatisfied with the verdict, the railway company appealed to this court on two grounds': (1) excessiveness of the'verdict, and (2) improper comment by the trial…