Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Collinsworth

Citations

• 45 Fla. 403

Syllabus

<p>1. The refusal of the trial court to Instruct the jury to find a verdict for the defendant can not be considered by this court in the absence of a full and complete statement of all the evidence in the bill of exceptions.</p> <p>2. -In an action by an employe to recover damages for personal injuries it is not competent for him to testify what family he has, since the damages allowed are for the injuries inflicted upon him, and not upon his family.</p> <p>3. In such an ae.tion evidence of the size of the family of an employe and its dependent condition is' calculated to unduly enhance the damages and to influence the jury to give damages beyond what is a compensation for the injury received.</p> <p>Í. Where improper evidence has been admitted, the court should exclude it in express terms, and it is not enough to do sc by implication.</p>