Louisville & Interurban Railroad v. App

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

In this suit by the appellee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained, as she alleged, by the negligence of the appellant company, there was a verdict and judgment in her favor for $1,200. A reversal is asked upon the grounds that the verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence and that the trial court erred in giving instruction number one. The negligence charged was that the appellee was thrown to the street from a car that was suddenly started with a violent jerk as she was alighting from it.

Appellee testified in substance that…