Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Lee
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1949No. 37163PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGehee, O. J.
The plaintiffs, E. O. Gordon and others, sue as parents, brothers, and sisters respectively of Rose Emeline Gordon,-deceased, on account of her alleged wrongful death which- was occasioned by being run over by an automobile driven by the defendant, Roy R. Lee. The trial in the Circuit Court resulted in a verdict in favor of - the plaintiffs for the sum of only $2,000, for the death of this five-year-old girl.- There was a motion for a new trial made by- the plaintiffs on account of the inadequacy of the damages allowed. There was also a motion for a new trial made by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Avery v. CollinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Westbrook v. Mobile & Ohio RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
- New Deemer Mfg. Co. v. AlexanderMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
- City of Vicksburg v. McLainMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
- Belzoni Hardwood Co. v. CinquimaniMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by34 opinions
- McGowan v. Estate of WrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Southern Pine Electric Power Ass'n. v. DensonMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- City of Hattiesburg v. HillmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Long v. MAGNOLIA HOTEL CO.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Mr. And Mrs. Albert N. Wright, Mother and Father, Respectively, of Douglas Wright, a Minor v. Standard Oil Company, Inc., a Kentucky CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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