Yazoo & M. V. R. v. Mothershed

Citations

• 122 Miss. 835
• 85 So. 98

Syllabus

<p>1. Apeeai, and Ebbok. In husband’s action for injuries, evidence of injuries to wife in same accident held harmless.</p> <p>In a suit for injuries to a person injured at a railroad crossing, evidence of the nature and extent of injuries sustained by his wife in the same accident was inadmissible, but not reversible error in this case.</p> <p>2. Damages. More than seven thousand dollars held grossly excessive for bruises and lacerations and injury to ankle.</p> <p>In a suit for compensatory damages for personal injuries sustained at a railroad crossing, where the testimony showed that the injured party suffered bruises and lacerations to the face, body, and one leg, the severest injury being a laceration of great depth over the instep, in which were imbedded several pieces of glass, which were removed after an X-ray examination, which injury-took two or three months to heal, and resulted in a slight deformity to the ankle, a verdict for over seven thousand dollars is grossly excessive.</p>