Citation Numbers: 11 N.J. Misc. 691
Judges: Lawrence
Filed Date: 7/29/1933
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/25/2022
This was an accident case, tried before the court and a jury, at the Monmouth' Circuit, involving injuries to the boy plaintiff, at the time about ten years of age, when struck and knocked down, while riding a bicycle, at a street intersection in Long Branch, by a delivery truck owned by the defendant company and driven by an employe, who was also made a party defendant. The evidence at the trial justified the jury in finding the issue of negligence against the defendants, together with a like result as to the alleged contributory negligence of the boy. An award of $13,000 was made to him and of $1,080 to his father.
Under the rule to show cause taken out in behalf of defendants, the only question argued was the excessive character of the verdict in favor of the boy, on the ground that his injuries were not such as to support it, thus indicating partiality or prejudice or a sympathetic attitude on the part of the jury. No question was raised as to the award to the father.
The boy’s injuries consisted of a fracture of the left jaw, which required three operations before it healed, some evidence of an abnormal protrusion of the lower lip, due to such injury, although not entirely clear in this respect; an injury
In the circumstances, if consent be given to a reduction of the verdict for the hoy plaintiff to $10,000, the rule to show cause will be discharged, otherwise it will be made absolute as to damage only. Since no question was raised as to the award to the father, the rule will he discharged as to him.