Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. v. Standard Oil Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Frazer,

June 30, 1933:

Plaintiff sued to recover for injuries sustained in an accident in which the negligence of defendant’s employee is admitted. Defendant appeals from the verdict against it, alleging trial errors and that the damages awarded are excessive. Because of the impaired mental condition of Melvin E. Gothel, the original plaintiff, the Dauphin County Trust Company was appointed his guardian and substituted on the record for him; we shall, however, refer to him herein as plaintiff.

The circumstances of the accident need be recounted only briefly. Gothel,…