Kujawa v. Baltimore Transit Co.

Claiming, primarily, that the jury verdicts were inadequate, the plaintiffs-appellants (the Kujawas, Elizabeth M., Sylvester H., and Sylvester A., mother, son and husband-father respectively) appealed from the judgments entered by the trial court on the verdicts for and against the defendants-appellees (The Baltimore Transit Company and George Ford).

The jury assessed total damages of $3,315—$500 to the mother and $2,700 to the son for personal injuries and $115 to the husband-father for loss of services and hospital and medical expenses—against both defendants, but the trial court entered a…