Case Name: SCHIECK v. METROPOLITAN ST. RY. CO.
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1902-04-11
Citations: 75 N.Y.S. 1132
Docket Number: 
Parties: SCHIECK v. METROPOLITAN ST. RY. CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 75
Pages: 1132–1132

Head Matter:
SCHIECK v. METROPOLITAN ST. RY. CO.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.
April 11, 1902.)
Action by Christian Schieck, Jr., against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and'defendant appeals. Affirmed. The verdict was for $5,406.78, and the doctor’s bill was $3,000. T. H. Lord, for appellant. Ernest Hall, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We are of the opinion that this judgment could have been affirmed, without an opinion, as the damages were in no way excessive, and there is nothing in the case which needs discussion, were it not for the enormous bill, sworn to by one of the physicians who treated the plaintiff, which we cannot allow to pass without criticism. It might be claimed that a simple affirmance of the judgment, we holding that the damages were not excessive, was in some respects an indorsement of the grossly excessive charges made by this physician. It is very evident from the nature of their verdict that the jury in no way intended to countenance such exorbitant charges, as they would be leaving almost nothing to the plaintiff for the serious injuries which he sustained, if such charges were to be deducted from the amount of their verdict. The judgment and order should be affirmed, with costs.