Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway Co. v. Stevenson
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Yavapai. John J. Sweeney, Judge. Judgment reversed as to appellant Kansas City Structural Steel Company and action dismissed. As to appellant Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway Company, judgment ordered for appellee, conditioned on remittitur; otherwise judgment reversed and new trial ordered. STATEMENT OE EACTS.
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APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Yavapai. John J. Sweeney, Judge. Judgment reversed as to appellant Kansas City Structural Steel Company and action dismissed. As to appellant Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway Company, judgment ordered for appellee, conditioned on remittitur; otherwise judgment reversed and new trial ordered. STATEMENT OE EACTS. This is an appeal brought by the defendants Kansas City Structural Steel Company, a corporation, and Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway Company, a 'corporation, to review a judgment of the superior court of Yavapai county,…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
(After Stating the Facts as Above.) — Upon the trial of this case in the court below the jury found both defendants, Kansas City Structural Steel Company and Verde Tunnel & Smelter Railway Company, guilty, and assessed the damages at $20,000 in tort. The defendant Kansas City Structural Steel Company contends that the verdict against that company is not supported by any evidence; that there was no cause of action proven as against that company. On the other, hand, it is contended by the plaintiff that the defendant Kansas City Structural Steel Company is jointly liable with the defendant…
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