EVANSVILLE CONTAINER CORPORATION v. McDONALD

No. 9188.

132 F.2d 80 (1942)

EVANSVILLE CONTAINER CORPORATION et al. v. McDONALD.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

December 4, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey M. Davis, of Nashville, Tenn. (Reber Boult and William Hume, all of Nashville, Tenn., on the brief), for appellants.

Hardin H. Conn, of Springfield, Tenn., for appellee.

Before SIMONS, HAMILTON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant has challenged the validity of a $25,000.00 judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in an action by appellee to recover damages because of the death of her deceased husband. A remittitur of $5,000.00 was awarded by the court and accepted. Appellants assign two errors: the overruling of their motion for a directed verdict and the charge of the court on the rule of the last clear chance.

Assuming as established all of the...

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