Lewis v. Burdine

Paul Ward, Justice.

This is an appeal from a $1,-500 jury verdict against appellants who attempted to collect a $72 doctor’s bill allegedly owed by appellee. For a better understanding of the issues involved and how they arose we set out below a summary of the background facts and circumstances.

Mrs. Relma Burdine (appellee herein) began working for the Southern Extrusion Company in 1961, making $40 per week which (she says) was needed to help feed the family, including five boys. Soon thereafter her husband, who works in the oil fields, became ill, went to the hospital, and incurred a sizeable…