Consolidated Grocery Co. v. Allman

Citations

• 59 Fla. 230

Syllabus

<p>1. Ordinarily a verdict awarding damages for personal injuries will not be disturbed for mere excessiveness unless the amount shocks the judicial conscience or indicates that the jury were not governed by the evidence in fixing the amount awarded, and this is specially so when the injuries are of a . permanent nature and caused great suffering, expense and loss.</p> <p>2. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries where the injuries and suffering and expense and loss appear to be not very great, and punitive damages are not called for by the facts of the case, the awarding of excessive damages may warrant a reversal of the judgment.</p> <p>3. In this action for personal injuries where compensation is the object, the bruises, pain, inconvenience, loss and expense and the circumstances and character of the injury do not justify a recovery of $2,500.00 as damages and the judgment therefore is reversed.</p>