Murphy v. Town of Cleveland
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Bolivar county. HoN. Sam C. Cook, Judge. Suit by Mrs. J. T. Murphy against the town of Cleveland. Prom an insufficient judgment for plaintiff, she. appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.. Our only assignment of error in this case is that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the law and the testimony, in that it was entirely inadequate.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Bolivar county. HoN. Sam C. Cook, Judge. Suit by Mrs. J. T. Murphy against the town of Cleveland. Prom an insufficient judgment for plaintiff, she. appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.. Our only assignment of error in this case is that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the law and the testimony, in that it was entirely inadequate. The uncontra-'dieted testimony in the case of Mrs. Murphy and of Dr. McLean is, to the effect that the dislocation to her shoul.der was a serious, permanent injury, from which she can never recover.…
1Opinion of the CourtNeed, J.
On November 18, 1909, appellant was walking along a plank sidewalk in the town of Cleveland, accompanied by Mr. Dumas, a friend. He stepped on a plank which was not properly fastened or nailed down and which flew up and caused appellant to trip and fall prone on the walk. Her right shoulder was dislocated and her left knee bruised by the fall.' She brought suit for eight thousand dollars, and the jury returned a verdict in her favor for one hundred dollars. The only error assigned in this appeal is that the verdict of the jury is entirely inadequate.
Appellant testified that she suffered…
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