Wall v. Van Meter

Reversing.

Appellant, C. Cyrus Wall, instituted this action to recover $5000 damages for personal injuries due to a broken leg and $115 for medical expenses incurred as the result of being struck by a taxicab of appellee on Sept. 16, 1946, at the intersection of Main and Ann Streets in Frankfort. The jury returned a verdict for appellant in the sum of $98, the exact amount the testimony shows he expended for medical treatment. The grounds urged for a reversal of the judgment are not only inadequacy in damages, Civil Code of Practice sec. 340 (4), but also the failure of the jury to award any…