PETER DURYEE, TRUSTEE OF THE PROPERTY OF THE NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY, JOHN A. HADDEN, C. E. DENNEY AND ROBERT E. WOODRUFF, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES

6th Cir. | 1951-10-19
No. 11309
Before ALLEN, MARTIN, and Mc-ALLISTER, Circuit Judges.
191 F.2d 855 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1951)

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Synopsis

The court determined that the evidence was legally sufficient to support the jury's award of damages to the plaintiffs, focusing on whether emotional distress damages are recoverable without physical impact.


Holding

The court held that the evidence was legally sufficient to support the jury's verdict as to the damages awarded to the plaintiffs.


Facts & Procedural History

An automobile collision occurred between vehicles driven by Willie Charles Hollie and James Radcliffe, with Frances Radcliffe as a passenger. The defe…

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Opinion of the Court
PER'CÜRIAM.

[*856] PER'CÜRIAM.

The above cause coming on to be heard upon the transcript of the record, the briefs of the parties, and the argument of counsel in open court, and the court being duly advised,

Now, therefore, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the judgment appealed from be and ds hereby affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion of the District Court. 91 F.Supp. 1009.


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