Case Name: Cabot v. McKane
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1886-07-23
Citations: 1 N.Y. St. Rep. 495
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cabot v. McKane.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 1
Pages: 495–496

Head Matter:
Cabot v. McKane.
(Supreme Court, General Term, Second Department,
Filed July 23, 1886.)
1. Damages — Pleadings — Complaint — Evidence — What a sufficient
AVERMENT OF PECUNIARY DAMAGE IN COMPLAINT TO ALLOW PROOF OF LOSS FROM INABILITY TO LABOR.
In an action for personal injury, where the complaint was that plaintiff was injured by a stroke of defendant’s derrick, which fell or was thrown on him, knocking the plaintiff to the ground from near the top of said building, where he was standing, and injuring him about head and body and also causing internal injury and great pain and suffering to his damage, in the sum of $10,000. Held, a sufficient averment of pecuniary damages to allow proof of loss from inability to labor. Dykman, J., d ssents.
2. Same.
Where action is based upon a personal injury and the damages are generally stated, all damages, which are the direct result of the injury, may be recover, d under a general averment of damages if the proof be sufficient.
Tracy, Cabot & Hudson, for appellant, McKane.
Morris & Pearsall, for respondent, Cabot.

Opinion:
Barnard, P. J.
The plaintiff's action is based upon a personal injury. The damages are generally stated. All damages which are the direct result of the injury may be recovered under a general averment of damages if the proof he sufficient. The proof was abundant to show a total disability for a time to labor, upon the part of the plaintiff, occasioned by the accident. This loss was to be recovered as directly following from the injury, and there is no more satisfactory proof of the actual damages than proof of the value of the daily labor of the plaintiff.
The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
Cullen, J., concurs.