Ford v. Nicol

Without injury to her sexual organs plaintiff claims that, as a result of injuries received in an accident, she has been rendered sterile. A jury awarded her $2,500 as compensation for her injuries and suffering, and $5,000 compensation for inability to bear children. It is asked by defendants that the judgment for $2,500 be affirmed, and the award for sterility be set aside.

We need consider but one question. Six months before the trial plaintiff’s physician found that she had chronic tumors of the womb, not caused by the accident, and that the tumors rendered her permanently sterile. So we…