Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Farnsworth
Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. Farnsworth
Opinion of the Court
Above cause has been remanded to this Court for further examination of points of error with reference to excessiveness of verdict, the Supreme Court concluding that our overruling of these assignments may have resulted from a misinterpretation of Rule 440, Texas Civil Procedure. See Tex.Sup., 227 S.W.2d 1017, Supreme Court, for text of the Rule; also Tex.Civ.App., 221 S.W.2d 981 for relevant findings and conclusions by this Court. In our cited opinion, comment was made on largeness of jury verdict which, upon further review of the record, we are now constrained to regard as excessive. Several considerations have entered into this suggestion of remittitur, — aspects of the case which, if viewed singly, would not have been deemed controlling. The testimony of Dr. Buehler (family physician) relative to appellee’s condition following the fall to pavement has heretofore been detailed, to which we may add that in his opinion her emotional instability may have been the result óf a concussion. In contrast, his diagnosis on appellee’s discharge
If appellee desires to file a remittitur of $4,000 on or before June 9, 1950, judgment of the trial court will be so reformed and affirmed, one-third of the costs of this Court being likewise taxed against appel-lee. Otherwise the judgment will be reversed and cause remanded for another trial.
Dissenting Opinion
(dissenting).
Referring to the record evidence, our original opinion, Tex.Civ.App., 221 S.W.2d 981, of relevant facts and the conclusions here related, the reduced amount of the judgment to $8,518 with approximately two years interest added and two-thirds of the cost of this Court taxed against the appellant, is so excessive that I am unable to concur with the majority. In my opinion the judgment assessing damages to the amount of $12,518 was so manifestly erroneous that the cause should be reversed and remanded, with instruction to the trial court, in a new trial, to ascertain what damages, if any, the plaintiff actually sustained. The remittitur of $4,000 does not cure the error. A new trial is always pertinent to the ends of justice. I respectfully dissent.
Supplemental Opinion.
Appellee having in due time filed remitti-tur as suggested in our opinion of May 26, 1950, the judgment of the court below is reformed so as to allow a total recovery of $8,518, and as reformed is affirmed.
Reformed and affirmed.
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