De Moss v. Walker

The questions involved in this appeal are limited to the correctness of the instruction on damages and the adequacy of the verdict. Plaintiff, as administrator of his mother’s estate, recovered a judgment of $100 against the Walkers as damages for the death of intestate, who died as a result of the alleged negligent'operation of the Walker car. Plaintiff appeals, and the errors assigned are: (1) that the court erred in instructing the jury on the matters to be considered in arriving at the amount of their verdict and (2) the amount of the verdict was grossly inadequate. These were two grounds…