Brown v. Southern Pacific Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the district court of the first district and from an order refusing a new trial. The opinion states the mcts.
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
This action is brought by plaintiff to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant, whereby plaintiff was so injured in one of his-hands that it had to be amputated, and also for other bodily injuries. There was a trial to a jury, and a verdict for plaintiff for $12,000, for which amount the court gave judgment. There was a motion for a new trial, one of the grounds of which was that the damages awarded were excessive. Upon the hearing of this motion *290the court ordered the judgment reduced to $10,000, by consent of plaintiff, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Accident Insurance v. CrandalSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Union Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. MaresSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
3Cited by10 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- St. Louis & S. F. R. Co. v. HartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Henderson v. DreyfusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1919
- Heskett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
- Winkler v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1902
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