Goldberg v. Mertz

The only ground of error claimed in this appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, in an action for damages resulting from an automobile collision, is that the amount of the judgment is excessive. The plaintiff, who was about thirty years of age, was thrown from the car he was operating to the pavement and suffered severe lacerations about his head, face and hands, a considerable shock, and the pain consequent upon his injuries and their treatment. He was confined to the hospital for two weeks and thereafter, except for brief trips to see his doctor, for eight weeks to the house where he was…