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Jones v. Pennsylvania Co.

Citations

  • 60 Pa. Super. 438
  • 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 214

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Damages—Inadequacy of verdict — Discretion of court.</p> <p>Where, the plaintiff has recovered a verdict from a railroad company in the sum of one thousand dollars as damages for personal injuries sustained while alighting from a train, the appellate court will not review the discretion of the trial court in refusing a new trial, although the amount of the verdict may appear small in comparison to the injury sustained by the plaintiff.</p>

Judges: Bice, Head, Henderson, Kephart, Orlady, Trexler

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