Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Co. v. Griggs
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Pottawatomie County; Chas. B. Wilson, Judge. Action by Mrs. Jane H. Griggs against the Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Company. Judgment for plaintiff, ■and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MATHEWS, C.
This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the traction company; the plaintiff having been injured while alighting from a car operated by defendant. While there are several assignments of error, as we view the case, it will be necessary to pass upon but one.
The court instructed the jury that in determining the amount of damages, if any, to be allowed plaintiff they should take into consideration “such physical pain, if any, as you may find she may suffer in the future,” and should assess the amount of recovery at such, a sum…
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