Bowes v. Public Service Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Mtxtuhx, J.

The plaintiff has a verdict for $10,000, as the result of the death of her husband, by the act of defendant. She has two young children, and the family are without means of support, and hy the death of the deceased their only visible means of support was taken from them. The only question presented is the alleged excessiveness of the damages. The word “excessive” has a relative moaning. AYhat may be deemed excessive in one environment and social order may be inadequate compensation in another.i At a period when the purchasing power of the…