SEFFERT V. LOS ANGELES TRANSIT LINES
56 Cal.2d 498 (1961)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from a damages award in a personal injury action.
Transit (D) appealed from a judgment for Seffert (P) for $187,903.75 entered on a jury
verdict as being excessive.
FACTS: Seffert (P) was entering a Los Angeles Transit Lines (D) bus when the doors
suddenly closed catching her right hand and left foot. The bus started, dragging P for some
distance, and then throwing her to the pavement. P sustained many injuries. The main injury
was to P's left foot. P had nine operations and spent eight months in various hospitals and
rehabilitation centers. P has difficulty walking or even sitting, her back hurts, her sleep
is disturbed, and she has frequent spasms in her leg. P claimed $53,903.75 for total
pecuniary loss, past and future, and $134,000 for pain and suffering, past and future. The
jury returned a verdict for those amounts. D appealed the judgment as being excessive as a
matter of law.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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