Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad v. Pounds

Cooke, Sp. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

J. H. Pounds, the intestate of the defendant in *128error, was run over by a locomotive and train of cars of the plaintiff in error on its road and killed, and this action was instituted by his administrator for the benefit of the children ' of the deceased. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff below. A new trial was refused, and the defendant appealed.

It is insisted here that there was no evidence to support the verdict, or at least the preponderance of testimony is so great against it as to shock the conscience of the court,…