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BOODRY v. BYRNE

22 Wis.2d 585 (1964)

BOODRY, Appellant, v. BYRNE and others, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

March 3, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Edward Rudolph of Milwaukee.

For the respondents there was a brief by Bender, Trump, Davidson & Godfrey, attorneys, and Kneeland A. Godfrey of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Kneeland A. Godfrey.

CURRIE, C. J.

The two issues presented by this appeal are:

(1) Did the circuit court abuse its discretion in finding excessive the jury's award of $15,280 for plaintiff's damages for personal injuries?

(2) If the foregoing question is answered in the negative, did the trial court abuse its discretion in fixing $6,000 as a reasonable amount to measure such damages?

Excessiveness of Damages.

Where a trial court has reviewed the...

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