Citation Numbers: 7 N.J. Misc. 116
Judges: Pee
Filed Date: 1/16/1929
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/25/2022
This suit was instituted by Mrs. Lawson and her husband against the defendant railroad company, the former seeking to recover compensation for injuries she received while alight-ing from a train at the South Camden station, in the city of Camden, and her husband seeking compensation for the expenses to which he was put by reason of his wife’s injuries and for the loss of her services.. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, the jury awarding Mrs. Lawson the sum of $1,500, and her husband the sum of $300. The contention on the part of the defendant made upon the argument of the present rule is that the finding of the jury was contrary to the weight of the evidence on the question of liability.
The story of Mrs. Lawson was that as she was in the act of stepping off the train, which had stopped for the purpose of discharging passengers, it suddenly started up, throwing her
A careful reading of, the proofs sent up with the rule satisfies us that the contention of the defendant is entirely justified; that the verdict of the jury was the result of sympathy felt for the plaintiff, and was in plain disregard of the preponderance of the proof submitted to it for its consideration.
The rule to show cause will be made absolute.