Southern Railway Co. v. Broughton

Missouri P. Broughton sued the Southern Railway Company for damages, for alleged personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by falling, at night, in the dark, over the tongue of a truck on the platform of defendant’s depot, where she had gone to purchase a ticket. She recovered a verdict for $6,000.00, and the case is in this court for review, on exceptions to the overruling of defendant’s motion for a new trial.

1. The damages claimed by plaintiff were for lost time, mental and physical pain, expenses for medical attention, and punitive damages. In instructing the jury the court read…