Krasowski v. White Star Lines, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought suit against defendant to recover damages for the negligent killing of their minor daughter, between five and six years of age, by one of defendant’s busses. The jury rendered a verdict in plaintiffs’ favor for $5,000, which the trial judge reduced to $3,000. Contending that the latter sum is an excessive award, defendant brings this appeal.

Under the testimony submitted, the verdict of the jury amounts to nothing so far as justly measuring the damages is concerned. The case is before us as though the judge had heard it…