Union Bus Co. v. Smith

—In this case suit was brought by the administrator to recover damages for the wrongful death of Eula Smith. Judgment was in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000.00 and writ of error was sued out. Had- there been no other errors apparent in the record the case should be reversed because the judgment is excessive.

The record fails to establish the probability that the decedent, who was 21 years and about 5 months of age, would have accumulated any estate. The most the record shows is that she sometimes worked and when she did work she earned from $1.50 to $2.00 per day at certain seasons…