Maguire v. Sheehan

Citations

• 117 F. 819
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 4471

Syllabus

<p>1. Damages—Personal Injury—Facts in Mitigation.</p> <p>Where a plaintiff was in good health prior to a personal injury due to defendant’s negligence, but the shock of such injury produced delirium tremens, by reason of which, and of his acts during delirium, his recovery from the injury was retarded and rendered less complete, the fact that his susceptibility to the disease was the result of his own voluntary acts cannot be considered in mitigation of damages, but defendant is liable for all damages resulting from the disease, as well as from the original injury.</p>