Hageness v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

Citations

• 49 Wash. 590
• 96 P. 6
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 627

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Review—Verdicts. A verdict should not be set aside because against the.weight of the evidence where there was sufficient competent evidence to sustain it.</p> <p>Damages — Personal Injuries — Excessiveness. A verdict for $2,000 for personal injuries to the leg and foot, resulting in chronic •synivitis, is not excessive, where it appears that the plaintiff suffered continued pain up to the time of the trial, it was impossible for her to do her ordinary housework, the injury affected her earning capacity in giving music lessons, and she was put to considerable expense, and might need a surgical operation.</p>