Norfolk & W. R. Co. v. Prinnell

This is an action of tort, which was submitted to the jury under instructions eminently favorable to the defendant, and the jury have rendered a verdict, in which they have assessed the damages of the plaintiff at $950, a sum which, under the circumstances of the case, cannot be said to be excessive. Upon the case, as it is presented to us, the only question upon which we are called to pass is whether the circuit court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict, and grant a new trial, upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. That question is presented upon a…