Hoover v. King

Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $5,000 awarded for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident. Defendant contends that the damages are excessive and that the trial court erred in refusing to give a certain instruction proposed by defendant.

The facts surrounding the happening of the accident need not be stated as the questions raised on this appeal relate solely to the issue of damages. When the automobiles of plaintiff and defendant collided plaintiff’s automobile was damaged to some extent, but plaintiff was neither thrown from her car nor…