Wilkins v. Hopkins

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

Appellant, Richard P. Wilkins, Jr., administrator of the estate of his deceased father, Richard P. Wilkins, is appealing from a judgment rendered in his favor in the sum of $500 for damages for the death of Ms father. The first trial of the action resulted in a hung jury. On the second trial the jury returned a verdict for $500 on which the judgment herein appealed from was entered. The grounds urged for reversal are: (1) The amount of the recovery is grossly inadequate; and (2) the trial court admitted incompetent and prejudicial evidence.

Wilkins…