Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. May
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Bolivar county. Hon. Sam Cook, Judge. Suit by E. N. May against the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court..
We do not find any error in the trial of this case. It is contended by appellee that the verdict is excessive. In order to properly consider this, we should look into the case.
The appellee is quite a young man; in truth, a mere youth. He was about nineteen years old at the time of the alleged mistreatment. He was employed by the railroad company to do certain work at its G-reenville station. After an employment of less than a month he was discharged. It is stated that his services were not satisfactory. He asked to be paid for his time, explaining…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
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