Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Grant
Mississippi Supreme Court
Feom the circuit court of Warren county. Host. Geoege Awdeesob, Judge. Grant, the appellee, was- plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company, the appellant, was defendant there. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor the defendant appealed to the supreme court.
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Feom the circuit court of Warren county. Host. Geoege Awdeesob, Judge. Grant, the appellee, was- plaintiff in the court below; the railroad company, the appellant, was defendant there. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor the defendant appealed to the supreme court. On the trial plaintiff testified, on the subject of his injuries, that two ribs were broken, his hand, arm, and leg were cnt, his back badly wrenched, his shoulder dislocated, and his arm broken, in the wreck of defendant’s train; that he suffered great mental and physical pain, and for two weeks spit up blood; that be was,'at the…
1Opinion of the Court
Cox, L,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The decision of this case hinges upon the determination, of the question whether the trial court erred in sustaining the objection of plaintiff, who is appellee here, to the introduction of a letter from plaintiff in words as follows — -“Hardee, Miss., 3, 28, 1904. Major J. M. Kemp, Superintendent, Greenville,. Miss. — Dear Sir: I have an occasion to go to Baton Rouge pretty soon, and I would appreciate a pass very much. Date it from April 2nd to 22nd. Respectfully, Alex.. Grant, Agent” — and also to-the introduction of a pass sent him in response to…
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