Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-15 | Page 4 | Value of Boys and Girls Fixed by Court

I VALUE OF BOYS AND GIRLS FIXEOBY COURT New York Jurist Holds That Life of Boy Is "Worth Double That of Girl. y EW YORK, May 14. A boy's life Is 1 twice as valuable as that of a girl, 1 according to a decision by Judge Adams of the Essex county Circuit Cir-cuit court, at Newark, N. J. Further, it was held that 5G000 awarded award-ed to the father of Evan F. J. Eastwood, East-wood, killed liv a grade crossing trolley accident, is not excessive, but a verdict of J5000 awarded to the father of the girl was reduced by the court to ?3000, although the girl. Ella Werpupp, was said by many to bo the most beautiful girl in Newark, and accounts of the accident ac-cident in which she was killed contained many tributes of love and esteem from her .teachers andi school fellows. The damage suits grew out of the Clifton avenuo trolley accident of February Feb-ruary 10, 1903, in which nine high school pupils were killed. When the cases were tried the trolley company acknowledged Its liability, and the jury was asked simply to fix tho amount of damages to be paid in each case, the only testimony taken being to show the character of the deceased and the estimated future earning capacity of each. In each caBe the trolley company applied for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted on the ground that tho damages awarded were excessive.