Virginia Public Service Co. v. Silver

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action instituted to recover damages on account of personal injuries sustained by a passenger as th&ij/esult of the negligent operation of a street ear. There was a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $25,000, all of which in excess of $6,500 was remitted by plaintiff, upon intimation by the court that the verdict would be set aside as excessive if this action were not taken. Prom judgment on the verdict as thus reduced, the defendant has appealed, claiming that there was error in refusal to…