Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Street
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Barbara Street as administratrix against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for the death of her decedent.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Barbara Street as administratrix against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for the death of her decedent. There was verdict for plaintiff in the sum of one cent, which on motion was set aside for inadequacy, and a new trial was awarded, from which defendant appeals. —The plaintiff recovered a verdict and hence, all grounds of the motion except those relating to insufficiency of the damages are eliminated. — Carrington v. L. & H., 88 Ala. 472. • Under the homicide statute, the damages are punitive merely…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This appeal, from an order granting a new trial of an action possible, alone, by virtue of the provisions of the homicide act (Code 1907, *157§ 2486), and in which the jury awarded one cent damages, presents the inquiry whether a trial court may review and revise the amount of the jury’s verdict, where, un'der the cited statute, the damages are punitive merely, and the amount to be assessed is left to the discretion of the jury — such damages “as the jury may assess.” This statute has become fixed in this construction and effect, viz., that the recovery provided is punitive only. — R. & D. R. R.…
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