Legal Opinion

Kos v. Baltimore & O. R.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1928No. 5020PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

Michael Kos was injured by a train of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company while employed in its. yards a.t Lorain, Ohio. He sued the railroad company, and recovered a judgment for $500, which he seeks to reverse upon the ground that the damages awarded were grossly inadequate, and that the trial court abused its discretion in not granting a new trial on that ground.

The question of inadequacy of damages was one to be determined by the trial court on the motion for a new trial, whose action *873we cannot overrule, unless we find that there was an abuse of discretion. Robinson v. Van Hooser (6 C.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Robinson v. Van HooserCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
  2. Pugh v. Bluff City Excursion Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1910
  3. Southern Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
  2. Spero-Nelson v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
  3. Heacock v. TownAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
  4. National Surety Co. v. JeanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
  5. Buchanan v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947

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