Payne v. Whatcom County Railway & Light Co.

Citations

• 47 Wash. 342
• 91 P. 1084
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 763

Syllabus

<p>Trial—Instructions—Form—Negligence—Damages. The court cauuot he compelled to give requested instructions in any set form of words, if their substance is given in the general charge; and requested instructions as to damages from negligence and the duty of the jury toward corporations, examined and held covered in the general charge.</p> <p>Damages—Evidence—Expert Testimony—Weight. The question of permanent injuries may he submitted to the jury upon the evidence of the plaintiff and nonexperts, although the physicians called as experts did not sustain plaintiff’s contention, the weight of all the evidence being for the jury.</p> <p>Damages—Excessive Verdict—Appeal—Review. A verdict for $5,000 for personal injuries, reduced by the trial court to $3,000 will not he disturbed on appeal, when sustained by the plaintiff’s evidence.</p>