Buckley v. Green Bus Lines, Inc.

Action to recover for personal injuries to wife, and companion action of husband for loss of services, etc., arising out of an accident when plaintiff-wife was alighting from defendant’s bus. Defendant claims the verdict for the wife was excessive. Judgment for plaintiff-wife reversed on the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, unless within ten days from the entry of the order hereon plaintiff-wife stipulate to reduce the verdict from $5,000 to $3,500; in which event the judgment as so reduced is unanimously affirmed, without costs. In our opinon the verdict is excessive. Judgment as to plaintiff-husband unanimously affirmed, without costs. There is no dispute as to the husband’s verdict. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Davis, Johnston and Taylor, JJ., concur.