Legal Opinion
May v. West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 13, 1898PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On rule to show cause why the verdict in favor of the-plaintiff should not be set aside.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lippincott, J.
This is an action under the Death act of' this state (Gen. Stat., p. 1188) by the administrator of Mizeal M. May, deceased, against the defendants to recover damages-for the benefit of the father as the only next of kin of the deceased.
The cause was tried at the Salem Circuit, at the January Term, 1898, and resulted in a verdict of $3,000 damages.
The liability of the defendants was conceded at the trial, but the contention upon the rule in this cause is that the damages awarded are excessive.
The deceased, the sou of the plaintiff, was a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ford v. MonroeNew York Supreme Court · 1838
3Cited by4 opinions
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Kern v. KoganNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Odlivak v. ElliottDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1949
- Sakos v. ByersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933