St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Sanderson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Monroe county. Hon. John M. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Ida Sanderson and others against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company et al. From a judgment for plaintiff against the railroad company,. the company appeals, and plaintiffs prosecute a •cross appeal from the judgment in favor of the other defendant.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Monroe county. Hon. John M. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Ida Sanderson and others against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company et al. From a judgment for plaintiff against the railroad company,. the company appeals, and plaintiffs prosecute a •cross appeal from the judgment in favor of the other defendant. This is a suit by the appellees, the widow and children of one J. P. Sanderson, for damages for killing of Sanderson by the conductor, Willis, in charge of a passenger train of the appellant railroad company. The record •discloses the fact that…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, C.
On the trial of this case, which was an action against the St. Louis & San Francisco Bailroad Company and T. P. Willis, the conductor, the jury returned a verdict in favor .of the plaintiffs against the railroad company for ten thousand dollars damages. But the verdict was silent as to the codefendant, Willis, the conductor. We think, on the authorities, that this amounted to a verdict exonerating Willis, to the same extent as if they had found a verdict for Willis. After the verdict, Willis made a motion, based on this theory, and the court sustained the motion, and entered a…
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