Packer v. Third Street & Suburban Railway Co.
Packer v. Third Street & Suburban Railway Co.
Opinion of the Court
This action was brought by respondents in the superior court of King county to recover damages for personal injuries said to have been received by respondent Angelletta Packer while riding in one of the cars of the appellant company. Her husband and corespondent, George U. Packer, was made a co-plaintiff in the action. The complaint avers that the appellant company is the owner and manager of an electric street railway
The only assignments of error.are the following: (1) The court.erred in not granting a new trial for the reason that the damages were excessive; (2) the court erred in refusing a new trial for the reason that the evidence failed to justify the verdict, in this: that there was no proof that any of the injuries alleged in the complaint had resulted from the accident, and all the proof' in regard to them was a denial of this; (3) the court erred in not reducing the damages because the same were
The judgment is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Angelletta Packer et vir v. Third Street & Suburban Railway Company
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- Published
- Syllabus
- APPEAL-STFEFICIENCy OE EVIDENCE. Where there is substantial evidence upon which to base a verdict, the verdict will not be disturbed on appeal on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence.