The Archive · 1923

SENTIMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

"It is true that there is no gauge furnished by the law for measuring such damages, and that it is, to a great extent, sentimental. But there is an element of sentiment in all damages,—even in the possession and use of money itself,—for a given amount of money may be of far more value to one: person than to another. While all these considerations tend to prevent the assessment of damages in any case from' being absolutely adequate or measur-

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