May 1887: An anonymous guardianship case showed a remarkable brevity of analysis. “It appears that the father of these infants who are under the age of fourteen years resides out of the state, that their mother is dead and that they reside with their grandfather,” the vice-chancellor wrote. “So long as there is any one who stands in the position of guardian, any one especially as in this case who is actually in loco parentis to such infants, then … the Court will order that said notice shall be served upon the grandfather. The Court always prefers to appoint a relative if possible.”
100 Years Ago
May 1912: The Law Journal editors, noting that New Jersey awards for permanent disability topped out at around $25,000, found refreshing the $100,000 verdict in Zibbell v. Southern Pacific Co. in California, where the plaintiff, a robust 27-year-old earning $2,500 a year as a horse trainer with prospects for advancement, had lost both his arms and one leg. “There the injuries were shocking, it is true, but the amount of the verdict must have shocked the railroad to a still greater extent,” they observed.
75 Years Ago
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