Meyers v. Illinois Central Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Watkins, J.

This suit is for the recovery of fifteen thousand dollars damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, whose left arm was crushed while engaged in coupling an oil tank car to an ordinary freight car in the defendant’s government yard in the city of New Orleans at 1:05 A. H., on the 81st of July, 1895.

*22On the trial there was a verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff for five thousand dollars and the defendant has appealed. . The defendant’s counsel filed a motion for a new trial on the ground that the verdict of the jury is…