Lorf v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff, a married woman, brought this action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been occasioned by a fall upon a defective sidewalk. The testimony on behalf of plaintiff tended to show negligence ■on the part of defendant and injuries of a somewhat serious character. Defendant’s proofs tended to show that *266the plaintiff and her witnesses exaggerated the seriousness of her injuries. The jury found a verdict in favor of plaintiff for six cents damages. Afterwards plaintiff moved for a new trial upon the ground that the damages, were inadequate. The decision of the court upon the…