Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. Scott

Citations

• 95 Miss. 43
• 48 So. 239

Syllabus

<p>1. Rahroads. Master and servant. Code 1906, § 4056. Improperly loaded cars. Contributory negligence.</p> <p>Under Code 1906, § 4056, providing that knowledge by a railroad employe, among other things, of the improper loading of a car shall not be a defense for an injury resulting to him therefrom, plaintiff’s knowledge of the improper loading of the car, in the absence of all other evidence on the subject, does not warrant the submission to the jury of the question of his contributory negligence.</p> <p>2. Damages. Personal injuries. Excessive verdict.</p> <p>Where by the actionable negligence of the defendant, plaintiff, a young man, had his leg broken in three places, making him a. cripple for life, and suffered other grave injuries, permanent in character or remediable only by a serious surgical operation, a verdict for fourteen thousand dollars is not so excessive as to require the court’s interference.</p>