Billings v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Citations

• 76 Kan. 325
• 91 P. 72
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 258

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Judgments — Verdict for Nominal Damages — Special Finding of Specific Damage. Where, in an action based upon a tort, the jury return a general verdict for nominal damages only, but in answer to a special question find that a substantial injury was sustained, for which they assess a stated compensation, a judgment rendered by the trial court for the sum of the two amounts so named will not be set aside on review at the instance of the plaintiff by reason of the apparent inconsistency between such verdict and finding.</p>