Bowyer v. Te-Co., Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 24 state decisions

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1. “"“Was there substantial evidence- from which the jury reasonably could find that the second fracture was the natural and probable consequence of the negligence of defendant which produced the first fracture?” We hold that there was not such evidence here. The defendant can only be liable for such consequences as are the direct and proximate result of her negligence ; there was insufficient evidence here to make a jury issue on the question of causation with reference to the fall of March 1958 and its effects. To that extent there is no evidence to support the verdict. Plaintiff’s condition after the second injury was considerably more serious than it was after the first. It is obvious that the jury considered the results of both; its verdict was in the sum of $45,000, which so shocked the trial court that a remittitur of $22,500 was ordered. It is impossible for us to say now how much of the remaining $22,500 should be attributed to the first injury and how much to the second. The only alternative is a retrial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Herr v. Ruprecht