Scott v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad

Citations

• 103 Miss. 522
• 60 So. 215

Syllabus

<p>1. Damages. Personal injuries. Inadequate damages. Appeal and error.</p> <p>Where in a suit for the loss of a leg.the jury found that plaintiffs injury was caused by reason of the negligence of defendant, it thereby became its duty to render such a verdict as would fairly compensate him, not only for his actual money loss, hut also for his suffering and disability.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>In such case a verdict for the sum of one hundred dollars is so grossly inadequate as to indicate that, in arriving at its verdict, the jury was influenced by passion, prejudice or corruption.</p> <p>'3. Same.</p> <p>In such case, on appeal by the plaintiff, the supreme court will reverse the judgment of the court below in so far as it adjudges the amount of damages to be recovered, but in all other respects will allow the judgment to remain in full force and effect, and will remand the case for the purpose only of adjudging the amount of damages to be recovered by plaintiff.</p>