O'Neil v. Davis

Opinion by

Willson, J.

§ 415. Damages; measure of, in actions for tort or trespass. In actions for damages resulting from a tort or from a trespass upon personal property, the measure of damage is not always the saíne as where the action is ex contractu. In torts the wrongdoer may be liable for remote consequences, provided they were probable to result from the wrong, or are the direct and natural results of it; the limit of such liability depending upon the aggravation and the motives of the wrongdoer, or the degree of negligence or malice manifested by the circumstances connected with the…