Cherbuliez v. Parsons

The plaintiff, as committee of the person and property of Adele Cherbuliez, an incompetent person, sued to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her incompetent through the sole negligence of the defendant. The jury rendered a verdict for $12,000, and the defendant moves to set it aside. The nature of the injuries, their direct consequences, including insanity, and the past and future loss of earnings justify the amount of the verdict. While all authorized grounds for the motion were assigned, that the verdict in general was contrary to law and evidence is…