Matthews v. Moss

Palm Beach County Circuit Court

Matthews v. Moss

6 Fla. Supp. 78

CourtCircuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County

DecidedFebruary 24, 1954

StatusPublished

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Matthews v. Moss, 6 Fla. Supp. 78 (Fla. Super. Ct. 1954).

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C. E. CHILLINGWORTH, Circuit Judge.

This cause was duly tried by the court. Plaintiff seeks damages because of a dog bite. .The evidence is clear as to liability.

The plaintiff, age 67, was under the treatment of a doctor for sixty days, making many trips to his office. . She undoubtedly suffered considerably from shock and fright, and has sustained pain and suffering through the dog bite, but no permanent injury or damage other than a scar on her ankle.

Under this state of the evidence and the law, the court finds that plaintiff should be awarded the sum of $71.44 as cash outlay, with interest at 6% per annum on said sum in the amount of $4.28, together with compensatory damages in the amount of $800, making the total sum of $875.72.

It is ordered that plaintiff do have and recover of the defendants the aforesaid sum of $875.72, together with $21.10 costs, for all of which let execution issue..

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C. E. CHILLINGWORTH, Circuit Judge.

This cause was duly tried by the court. Plaintiff seeks damages because of a dog bite. .The evidence is clear as to liability.

The plaintiff, age 67, was under the treatment of a doctor for sixty days, making many trips to his office. . She undoubtedly suffered considerably from shock and fright, and has sustained pain and suffering through the dog bite, but no permanent injury or damage other than a scar on her ankle.

Under this state of the evidence and the law, the court finds that plaintiff should be awarded the sum of $71.44 as cash outlay, with interest at 6% per annum on said sum in the amount of $4.28, together with compensatory damages in the amount of $800, making the total sum of $875.72.

It is ordered that plaintiff do have and recover of the defendants the aforesaid sum of $875.72, together with $21.10 costs, for all of which let execution issue..

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