Degarbris v. Gerome

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Degarbris v. Gerome

156 A. 840, 9 N.J. Misc. 1135, 1931 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 96

DecidedNovember 16, 1931

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Degarbris v. Gerome, 156 A. 840, 9 N.J. Misc. 1135, 1931 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 96 (N.J. 1931).

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Opinion

Pee Cueiam.

The female plaintiff was struck by defendants’ motor car while crossing a road and was injured. The jury awarded a verdict in her favor of $200 and to her husband, per quod, $300.

The plaintiffs claim that the verdict is inadequate; the defendants, that there should have been a verdict in their favor.

Our reading of the testimony satisfies us that if the plaintiffs were entitled to any damages the amounts found are plainly inadequate; but on the other hand the right to a recovery is in our view most doubtful. Our conclusion is that there should be a new trial at large, whereat the questions both of liability and quantum of damages may be retried.

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Pee Cueiam.

The female plaintiff was struck by defendants’ motor car while crossing a road and was injured. The jury awarded a verdict in her favor of $200 and to her husband, per quod, $300.

The plaintiffs claim that the verdict is inadequate; the defendants, that there should have been a verdict in their favor.

Our reading of the testimony satisfies us that if the plaintiffs were entitled to any damages the amounts found are plainly inadequate; but on the other hand the right to a recovery is in our view most doubtful. Our conclusion is that there should be a new trial at large, whereat the questions both of liability and quantum of damages may be retried.

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156 A. 840, 9 N.J. Misc. 1135, 1931 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 96, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/degarbris-v-gerome-nj-1931.