Grimes v. Cathcart

Citations

• 69 Wash. 519
• 125 P. 764
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 940

Syllabus

<p>Highways—Collisions Between Vehicles—Actions—Questions roe Jury. In an action for personal injuries, the negligence of the defendant in driving into plaintiff’s vehicle is for the jury, where defendant made no effort to check his speed and needlessly called for the plaintiff to get out' of his way.</p> <p>Damages—Excessive Verdict—Personal Injuries. A verdict for' $2,000 for personal injuries sustained by a farmer fifty-six years of age in good health, will not he set aside as excessive, where he received internal injuries, confining him to the house for three months, and incapacitating him from work up to the time of the trial, ten months after receiving the injuries.</p> <p>Appeal—'Review — Harmless Error—Instructions. In an action for personal injuries, it is not prejudicially erroneous to instruct that the jury.may take into consideration “the age and condition in life” of the plaintiff, as referring to his financial condition, where there was no evidence of his financial worth.</p>