Feist v. Sears, Roebuck & Company

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating the rule, established in Barron v. Duke et al, 120 Or 181, 250 P 628 (1926), that “[fjuture consequences which are reasonably to be expected to follow an injury may be given in evidence for the purpose of enhancing the damages”
• “ ‘Admittedly the probability of [plaintiff] getting epileptic seizures is low and it should be weighed by the jury accordingly’ ”
• \`Admittedly the probability of [plaintiff] getting epileptic seizures is low and it should be weighed by the jury accordingly'\
• four-year-old child sustained basal skull fracture; based on expert testimony, trial court permitted jury to award damages for enhanced susceptibility to meningitis
• testimony established to a reasonable probability that child struck on head by falling cash register had increased susceptibility to meningitis
• plaintiff injured when cash register fell on her head entitled to damages, including damages for future susceptibility to meningitis

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).