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LOUISVILLE &C. RAILROAD CO. v. WOODSON

No. 1182.

134 U.S. 614 (1890)

10 S.Ct. 628

33 L.Ed. 1032

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, v. WOODSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 7, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.A. Freeman for the motions.

Mr. Edward Baxter opposing.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

Woodson sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries sustained by him through its negligence. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Upon the trial in the Circuit Court of Haywood County, Tennessee, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, assessing his damages at $3000, which on motion was set aside, and a new trial granted upon the ground that the verdict...

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