Legal Opinion
Alan J. Wicks v. Milton Henken
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 25, 1967No. 30706_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant-appellant, Milton Henken, appeals from a judgment in the sum of $29,500 entered against him upon a jury verdict. Liability is not in issue; appellant argues only that the award is grossly excessive.
On September 14, 1961, plaintiff-appellee, Alan J. Wicks, a passenger in a truck, was thrown from the truck into a roadside ditch when the truck was struck by a motor vehicle driven by defendant. Plaintiff sustained injuries to his right side and head, including a sprained right shoulder with a partial tear of the supraspinatus muscle. He was not hospitalized but kept his arm in a sling…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Lynd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Flame Coal Company v. United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- John Alexander and Annie Alexander v. Nash-Kelvinator CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Dora Iris Betancourt v. J. C. Penney Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- George Lebrecht v. Bethlehem Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Dominick Vaccaro v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., and Third-Party American Stevedores, Inc., and Anderson-Linton Lumber Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Handi Caddy, Inc. v. American Home Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Margaret P. Katch, as Independent Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard P. Katch, Deceased v. Speidel, Division of Textron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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