WYLIE V. WRIGHT
The amounts awarded by the jury for damages to both wife and husband were within the proper discretion of the jury and were not so excessive as to justify appellate interference.
- Parties
- Appellant: Wylie; Respondent: Wright
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 31 May 1957
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeals dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Assessment of Damages, Personal Injury
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Parties
Wylie
Appellant
Wright
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the jury's assessment of damages for personal injury was excessive in each case
Ratio Decidendi
The amounts awarded by the jury for damages to both wife and husband were within the proper discretion of the jury and were not so excessive as to justify appellate interference.
Court Disposition
appeals dismissed
Orders
- appeals dismissed
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