Calhoun v. Sallee

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Mrs. Mattie Lucille Sallee was awarded damages in the amount of $4,334.50 for personal injuries sustained .when the automobile of the appellant knocked her down and ran over the calf of her leg. The appellant claims that the verdict is excessive; and was given under passion and prejudice.

The appellee’s leg was npt broken. However, she was confined in bed for two months, and at the time of .the trial, eight months after the accident, her condition was suchas to require her to use crutches on occasions and to wear an elastic stocking. There was evidence that she had been…