McCormick v. Foland

The plaintiff was injured by an automobile truck operated by one of the defendants in the course of his employment by the other defendant, and brought an action of negligence. He recovered a verdict for $15,000. The sole claim is that the trial court erred in not setting this verdict aside as excessive. The plaintiff at the time of the injury was twenty-seven years old. There was evidence that the injury consisted of a fracture of the thigh and the crushing and mangling of the ankle and foot of the left leg, necessitating prolonged and very painful treatment, several operations, and three…