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GORCZYCA v. NEW YORK, N.H. & H.R. CO.

141 Conn. 701 (1954)

JOSEPH GORCZYCA ET AL. v. THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 29, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph C. Dixon, with whom was Ernest A. Inglis, Jr., for the appellant (defendant New York Central Railroad Company).

Leo V. Gaffney, for the appellee (named plaintiff).

BALDWIN, WYNNE, SHEA, ALCORN and RYAN, JS.

BALDWIN, J.

In this action for personal injuries tried to a jury, the named plaintiff was awarded $52,000 in damages against the defendant New York Central Railroad Company, hereinafter called the defendant. The court denied the motion to set aside the verdict as excessive and the defendant has appealed.

There is no precise rule by which an award of damages can be fixed in an action for personal injuries, because...

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