Murphy v. Town of Cleveland

Citations

• 106 Miss. 269
• 63 So. 572

Syllabus

<p>Damages. Inadequate damages. Personal injuries.</p> <p>In a suit against a municipality for damages caused by a defective sidewalk, where the evidence showed that plaintiffs shoulder was dislocated and left knee bruised,- that she was confined for a time to bed, was disabled to a considerable extent for several months, that she still suffered from the injury and had not regained the strength in her injured arm and that she incurred some expense for physicians, a verdict for one hundred dollars was inadequate and the judgment will be reversed as to the • amount of damages recovered but in other respects will remain in full force and effect.</p>