Nelson v. Bromley

Citations

• 55 Wash. 256
• 104 P. 251
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 743

Syllabus

<p>Trial — Verdict—Several Defendants — Forms — Objections. In an action for personal injuries against several defendants who could have been held jointly or severally, if all were guilty of negligence, a verdict against one only, not objected to at the time, is not fatally defective for failing to dispose of the issues as to the other defendants.</p> <p>Appeal — Parties Entitled — Error Not Aefecting Appellant. A defendant jointly and severally liable, against whom a verdict and judgment was rendered, cannot complain of the dismissal of the action as to the other defendants.</p> <p>Damages — Personal Injuries — Excessive Verdict. A verdict for $3,500 for the loss of part of the great toe and a crippled condition of the foot causing a perceptible limp, is excessive and should be reduced to $2,500, where it appears that the plaintiff was 29 years of age, employed at $9 per week with a promise of an increase to $12 or $15, that she was in a hospital five weeks, gangrene required several operations, and she suffered considerably.</p>