Illinois Central Railroad v. Ragan

This is an action under the wrongful death statute for the death of Mrs. Alfred Harmon Bagan, Sr. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Bankin County, Mississippi, where a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $75,000 was returned, and from which verdict the railroad company and. engineer appeal. We are affirming the case provided a remittitur is entered; otherwise, it will be reversed and remanded for a new trial on the question of damages alone. The question of liability is not argued here since the jury settled the question and there was ample evidence to sustain their…