Taylor v. J. A. Jones Construction Co.

On the issue of damages, the court charged the jury as follows: “The plaintiff, if entitled- to recover, is entitled to have a reasonable compensation, if he is entitled to recover at all, he is entitled to recover for the loss of both bodily and mental powers, and for actual suffering, both of body and mind, which are the immediate and necessary consequences of the injury. And it is for you, gentlemen of the jury, to say, under all the circumstances, how much — what is a reasonable and fair sum which the defendants should pay the plaintiff by way of compensation for the injuries he has…