Tweedy v. Inland Brewing & Malting Co.

Citations

• 75 Wash. 25
• 134 P. 468
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 2196

Syllabus

<p>Damages — Personal Injuries — Excessive Verdict. A verdict for $4,000 for an injury causing “excessive soreness throughout the cervical region” is excessive, and should be reduced to $1,500, where there was no evidence to justify a finding of permanent injury, and at the time of the trial, it appeared that the plaintiff had for several weeks been able to work at his trade, that of a carpenter, and experts testified that all known tests indicated a present normal condition.</p>