Hunt v. Long Island Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Appeal by the defendant, The Long Island Railroad Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Hew York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 22d day of July, 1908, setting aside the veiv diet of a jury in favor of the plaintiff and granting the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the ground of insufficient damages.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
This action came on for trial at Trial Term in the March term, 1908. The action was to. recover for personal injuries caused to the plaintiff while a passenger on the Long Island railroad. The injuries caused to the plaintiff necessitated the amputation of both legs and she sustained other injuries which have left her a physical wreck and wholly disabled her from performing any work. She was by profession a trained nurse earning from $2,000 to $2,500 a year, and the jury returned a verdict in her favor for $25,000. After the rendition of the verdict defendant’s counsel moved to…
2Cited by1 opinion
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