Illinois Central Railroad v. Johnson
Mississippi Supreme Court
FROM the circuit court of Lincoln county. IToN. Robert Powell, Judge. Sophronia Johnson, the appellee, was the plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company ivas .defendant there. A judgment and verdict was rendered in the court below in plaintiff’s favor for $1,625, and the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion states the facts.
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FROM the circuit court of Lincoln county. IToN. Robert Powell, Judge. Sophronia Johnson, the appellee, was the plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company ivas .defendant there. A judgment and verdict was rendered in the court below in plaintiff’s favor for $1,625, and the defendant appealed to the supreme court. The opinion states the facts. Section 1549 of the code of 1892 is in derogation of the common law, and it is well settled that such statutes, particularly relating to this subject, must be strictly construed, not only according to the letter of the act, but also in reference…
1Opinion of the CourtOalhoon, J.
Under the laws of this state, can the illegitimate half sister bring an action for damages against a railroad company for negligently causing the death of her illegitimate half sister ?
Bora Beard, a young woman of illegitimate birth, was killed in the incorporated municipality of Brookhaven by the employes of the appellant company by what is known as a “kicking switch.” Sophronia Johnson, the appellee, was the illegitimate half sister of Bora Beard. They were both the offspring of the same mother by different fathers, and Sophronia brought this action and recovered damages.
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