Stewart v. Railroad Co.

This action was brought to recover damages from the defendant on account of the killing of the plaintiff’s intestate through the alleged negligence of the defendant. On the trial the plaintiff first introduced as a witness the widow of the deceased, who proved the age of the intestate, that he worked in a cotton mill at one dollar per day, that his health was good, also his habits, and that he left one child. The mortuary tables showing the intestate’s expectancy were next introduced. Then the plaintiff offered in evidence a part of the first paragraph of the defendant’s answer, to-wit, “that…