Nelson v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.

The accident which resulted in the death', of Mrs. Nelson occurred in Ohio, and this suit is brought’, under the Ohio statute, which is similar to that of Michigan, found in How. Stat. §§ 8313, 8314. The negligence-of the defendant is ■ conceded. The only questions arise-upon the measure of damages. A statement of the evidence-is essential to a proper understanding of the charge. There-is no dispute as to the evidence. Mrs. Nelson was 5¿ years old; her husband 56; and she left four children, — a-son, 23; a daughter, nearly 21; a daughter, 19; and a son, 16. She was an industrious woman, a…