Jacobs v. Ehehalt

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Jacobs v. Ehehalt

149 A. 758, 8 N.J. Misc. 266, 1930 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 250

DecidedApril 9, 1930

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Jacobs v. Ehehalt, 149 A. 758, 8 N.J. Misc. 266, 1930 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 250 (N.J. 1930).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict for $5,000 and the defendant has a rule for new trial, contending that the damages are excessive.

Plaintiff had a broken fibula of the left leg; had it in a cast for six weeks; stiffness followed and there is some impairment of motion. He is a farmer seventy years old, does much of his own work and may have trouble in performing the heavier duties incident thereto. He had a medical bill of $249.

We think, however, that the verdict is excessive. If the plaintiff will accept the sum of $3,500 the rule will be discharged; otherwise it will be made absolute.

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Per Curiam.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict for $5,000 and the defendant has a rule for new trial, contending that the damages are excessive.

Plaintiff had a broken fibula of the left leg; had it in a cast for six weeks; stiffness followed and there is some impairment of motion. He is a farmer seventy years old, does much of his own work and may have trouble in performing the heavier duties incident thereto. He had a medical bill of $249.

We think, however, that the verdict is excessive. If the plaintiff will accept the sum of $3,500 the rule will be discharged; otherwise it will be made absolute.

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149 A. 758, 8 N.J. Misc. 266, 1930 N.J. Sup. Ct. LEXIS 250, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/jacobs-v-ehehalt-nj-1930.