United Gas Corp. v. Parker

Ethridge, J..This is a tort action brought in the Circuit Court of J ones County, Second Judicial District, by appellee, Mrs. Mattie Lee Parker, against appellant, United Gas Corporation. The jury awarded her damages of $10,000, and from a judgment based on that verdict United has appealed. The questions are whether United, in digging a trench for its pipeline near the traveled portion of the highway, was guilty of negligence which proximately contributed to plaintiff’s injuries, and if so, whether the verdict is grossly excessive. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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