Brister v. Illinois Central Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
Brister v. Illinois Central Railroad, 88 Miss. 431 (Miss. 1906)
40 So. 325
Whitrteld
Brister v. Illinois Central Railroad
Opinion of the Court
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
As we remarked when this case was here before (84 Miss., 33; 36 South. Rep., 142), it is one in which a verdict for either .side would not be disturbed if there were no errors of law. Tbe giving of tbe sixth instruction for tbe defendant was manifest error.
Reversed and remanded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Benjamin E. Brister v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
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- Syllabus
- Evidence. Circumstances. Instructions. In a civil case it is error to instruct the jury that circumstantial evidence is insufficient to support a verdict, unless it excludes every other hypothesis than the truth of the finding.