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Horsfall v. Foley

Supreme Court of Connecticut Third Judicial District, Bridgeport, April Term, 1930
Apr 30, 1930
150 A. 64 (Conn. 1930)

Opinion

Argued April 16th, 1930

Decided April 30th, 1930.

ACTIONS to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court, John Rufus Booth, J.; judgments for the plaintiff in both cases and appeal by the defendants. No error.

John Keogh and John T. Dwyer, for the appellants (defendants).

Samuel Reich, with whom was Philip Reich, for the appellees (plaintiffs).


The evidence as to the cause of the accident was conflicting. The trial court found that the plaintiff's car reached the street intersection considerably in advance of the defendant Foley's car and was run into by its operator when plaintiff's car was nearly out of the intersection, causing the plaintiffs to suffer injuries to which they did not materially contribute. Upon the facts as found the defendants' liability is conclusively established. Jackson v. Brown, 106 Conn. 143, 137 A. 725. Under our numerous decisions there was no reasonable basis for a correction of the finding in so material a degree as to affect the conclusion of the trial court.

The only ground of appeal furnishing a reasonable basis for the appeal was the claim that the damages were excessive. So far as these injuries are described in the finding the damages awarded appear to be liberal. We cannot, however, hold in a tort action where the recoveries based upon personal injuries are so largely dependent upon the judgment and discretion of the trier, as in this case, that the damages are excessive unless they can be held to have been due to an unreasonable exercise of the judgment and discretion of the court. This case does not fall within that category.


Summaries of

Horsfall v. Foley

Supreme Court of Connecticut Third Judicial District, Bridgeport, April Term, 1930
Apr 30, 1930
150 A. 64 (Conn. 1930)
Case details for

Horsfall v. Foley

Case Details

Full title:ANNA HORSFALL vs. VINCENT FOLEY ET AL. EDITH SCHEPP vs. VINCENT FOLEY ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Connecticut Third Judicial District, Bridgeport, April Term, 1930

Date published: Apr 30, 1930

Citations

150 A. 64 (Conn. 1930)
150 A. 64

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