Jennings v. Van Schaick
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from a judgment of this court entered upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. .
1Opinion of the CourtVah Hoesen, J.
The damages are excessive; and I have never before seen a case in which a jury has given so large a verdict for so small an injury. No bones were broken, no limb was rendered permanently useless, the capacity of the plaintiff to pursue her trade has not been *8seriously impaired, if impaired at all, and the plaintiff, though her knee was injured, is able to walk for pleasure as well as on business; and yet the jury awarded to her damages to the amount of ten thousand dollars. She suffered pain for several weeks; she felt twinges for several months; and it is possible that at certain periods she…
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