Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Miller
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. May 13, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
Miller sued the railway company for damages resulting from a negligent injury, in which both of his legs were cut •off. He recovered a verdict of $25,000, which the trial judge expressly approved, as being, in his opinion, not excessive under the circumstances. In this court it was practically conceded that the evidence was such as to authorize the jury to find that the defendant was negligent, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover in some amount, the chief insistence being that the verdict is excessive. At the time of the injury the plaintiff was twenty-on.e years old, was a…
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