Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McLaughlin

Citations

• 73 Kan. 248
• 84 P. 989
• 1906 Kan. LEXIS 237

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Damages — Death by Wrongful Act — Excessive Verdict. In an action for damages for death by wrongful act it appeared that the deceased at the time of his death was sixty-six years of age, unmarried, with no one legally dependent upon him, and that he was a farmer, living on leased land, and owned nothing except a small amount of personal property. The plaintiffs, to whom he had made casual gifts, were his nephews and nieces, all in comfortable circumstances, whose ages ranged.from twenty-one to forty years. A verdict for • $7000, under all the circumstances and facts in evidence, was excessive and should have been set aside.</p>