Rood v. Seattle Electric Co.

Citations

• 55 Wash. 217
• 104 P. 249
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 736

Syllabus

<p>Damages — Personal Injuries — Excessive Verdict. A verdict for personal injuries for $3,708, reduced by the trial court to $3,008, is not excessive, where it appears that the plaintiff, a carpenter and joiner, twenty-eight years old, earning $3.50 a day, lost the entire little finger of his left hand, the middle finger above the knuckle joint, and the end of the index finger, leaving them very sensitive to the touch and cold and incapable of picking up material or tools.</p>