Sigel v. Portland Ry. L. & P. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Robert Gr. Morrow, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is an action by Lena Sigel against the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, a corporation, for damages for personal injuries. The cause was tried before a jury. A verdict was rendered for $1,500 and a judgment entered thereon.
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From Multnomah: Robert Gr. Morrow, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is an action by Lena Sigel against the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, a corporation, for damages for personal injuries. The cause was tried before a jury. A verdict was rendered for $1,500 and a judgment entered thereon. Defendant filed a motion to set aside the judgment and award a new trial, upon the following grounds: (1) Excessive damages appearing to have been given under the influence of passion or prejudice; (2) insufficiency of evidence to justify the verdict; (3) that the verdict is…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
It is stated in the bill of exceptions “that the order setting aside said judgment was awarded by the court for the reason that the court was of the opinion that *287the damages allowed in the verdict of the jury were excessive and that the allowance of the snm so considered excessive was due to the error of the court in failing to instruct the jury, as requested by the defendant, * * as follows: ‘In determining the amount of damages, if any, to be allowed the plaintiff, I instruct you that no claim is made in plaintiff’s complaint for any damages on account of permanent injury sustained by the…
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