Hilltop Metals Mining Co. v. Hall

GrBEEN, Superior Judge.

— This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant. The jury gave the plaintiff damages in the amount of $3,000, for which sum judgment was also rendered, and the defendant appeals from the judgment, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.

The appellant contends that the damages assessed are excessive, against the clear weight of the evidence, and so obviously disproportionate to the injuries sustained as to warrant the belief that the jury was actuated by passion or prejudice. As to the ground…