STEELE v. STRAIGHT


9 A.D.2d 563 (1959)

George R. Steele, Respondent, v. Clyde Straight, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

August 13, 1959


The sole question on this appeal is whether the verdict was excessive. As the result of an automobile accident the plaintiff-respondent, who was 63 years old, sustained a laceration on his ankle and a contusion to his chest. Several weeks later he developed a pain in his back. There was medical testimony that the symptoms of pain or tenderness in his back were permanent. The proven medical expenses were $241. He had worked very little in the year between the accident and...

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