Southern Express Co. v. Wamble

Citations

• 103 Miss. 481
• 60 So. 642

Syllabus

<p>1. Master and Servant. Liability of master for acts of servant. Sufficiency of proof. Appeal and error. Harmless error.</p> <p>In a suit against an express company tor damages caused by an assault of one of its employees, evidence, as shown in opinion of court, held sufficient to warrant a recovery.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>In such case where the plaintiff introduced in evidence over the objection of defendant a certified copy of the returns of the property of the express company as made by the company to the railroad commissioners, for the purpose of showing the wealth of defendant, held, that if this was error it was harmless as the showing made instead of showing that the defendant was wealthy, tended to show that it was comparatively speaking almost a pauper.</p>