I.C. RAILROAD CO. v. RAGAN

No. 43454.

252 Miss. 335 (1965)

173 So.2d 433

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, et al. v. RAGAN, et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wise, Smith & Carter, Jackson; Robert Mitten, William F. Bunn, Wence F. Cerne, Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

Roy N. Lee, James W. Lee, Forest, for appellees.


JONES, J.

This is an action under the wrongful death statute for the death of Mrs. Alfred Harmon Ragan, Sr. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Rankin County, Mississippi, where a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $75,000 was returned, and from which verdict the railroad company and engineer appeal. We are affirming the case provided a remittitur is entered; otherwise, it will be reversed and remanded...

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