Legal Opinion
Maguire v. Sheehan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 29, 1902No. 480PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District, of Rhode Island.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
The alleged errors of the court below, which relate solely to the question of damages, must be considered in the light of the testimony in the case. It appeared in evidence (i) that Sheehan, the plaintiff below, prior to his injury was in good health; (2) that the delirium tremens which retarded his recovery was caused by the shock of the injury; (3) that the violent acts which delayed the healing of the wound and the knitting of the bones were committed while in a state of delirium.
This state of facts shows (x) that no question could properly arise respecting what part of…
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