 | 1874 - 402 Seiten
...attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect compensation for tin- pecuniary injury, hut must take a reasonable view of the case, and give...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation," and therefore the direction complained of was wrong in leaving it open to the jury to give the utmost... | |
 | 1879 - 540 Seiten
...attempt to give damages to a full amount of a perfect compensation for the pecuniary injury, but mast take a reasonable view of the case, and give what...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation." Aadtbisisin effect what was said by Mr. Justice Field to the jury in the present case. But we think... | |
 | Robert Vashon Rogers - 1875 - 242 Seiten
...majority, and as to the widow, with reference to the expectation of life as determined by the tables. 3 Of course, the jury are not to attempt to give damages...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation." 4 " Would it make any difference were the man of a bad character, or diseased ?" " If the man had a... | |
 | 1875 - 682 Seiten
...jury is that they must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect compensation fur the pecuniary injury, but must take a reasonable view...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation. A direction, therefore, which leaves it open to the jury to give the present value of an annuity equal... | |
 | Edmund Story-Maskelyne, Cecil Clare Marston Dale - 1877 - 726 Seiten
...Exch. 221. Per Brett, J. — In such cases the only legal direction to tho jury is that they must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation. A direction, therefore, which leaves it opon to the jury to give the present value of an annuity equal... | |
 | 1879 - 582 Seiten
...LR, 8 Ex. 231, an action brought on the 9 and 10 Viet., oh. 93, that a jury in these cases " must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation." And this is in effect what was said by Field, J., to the jury in the present case. But we think that... | |
 | Nathaniel Cleveland Moak - 1881 - 968 Seiten
...Western Ry. Co. ('), an action brought on the 9 & 10 Viet. c. 93, that a jury in these cases "must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...under all the circumstances a fair compensation." And this is in effect what was said by Mr. Justice Field to the jury in the present case. But we think... | |
 | Edward Lillie Pierce - 1881 - 684 Seiten
...(Law Rep. 8 Ex. 231), an action brought on the 9 & 10 Viet. c. 93, that a jury in these cases must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...the case, and give what they consider, under all the circumstancc-s, a fair compensation.' . . . But we think that a jury cannot be said to take a reasonable... | |
 | Edmund B. Ivatts - 1883 - 1168 Seiten
...agree with Justice Brett, in Rowley v. London and North Western Railuny Company, that a Jury * must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation.' But we think a Jury cannot be said to take a reasonable view of the case unless they consider and take... | |
 | John Mews - 1884 - 1048 Seiten
...ISO ; 21 WR 8C9— Ex. Ch. In such cases the only legal direction to the jury is that they must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect...under all the circumstances, a fair compensation. A direction, therefore, which leaves it open to the jury to give the present value of an annuity equal... | |
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Viet. c. 93, that a jury in these cases "must not attempt to give damages to the full amount of a perfect compensation for the pecuniary injury, but must take a reasonable view of the case, and give what they consider under all the circumstances a fair... 
