15th Annual THE WINTER FORUM ON REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITY & PRIVATE FUND INVESTING

Connector: 15th Annual THE WINTER FORUM ON REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITY & PRIVATE FUND INVESTING

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus,

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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THE MCLEAN GROUP THE MERIDIAN GROUP THE MULLER COMPANY THE OLSON COMPANY THE PACIFIC COMPANIES THE PELORUS FUND THE ROXBOROUGH GROUP, LLC THE WOLFF COMPANY THOR EQUITIES TIAA TITAN DEVELOPMENT TITLEVIEW TOLL BROTHERS, INC TORREY CAPITAL GROUP TORREY PINES BANK TPG REAL ESTATE FINANCE TPG SPECIAL SITUATIONS PARTNERS TREBOL REAL ESTATE TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS TRION PROPERTIES TRIUMPH CAPITAL PARTNERS TRIUMPH PROPERTIES GROUP TRUAMERICA MULTIFAMILY, LLC TURNER DEVELOPMENT TURNSTONE GROUP LLC U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION UNC MANAGEMENT COMPANY UNION BANK UNITED AMERICAN PROPERTIES, INC. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (UMKC) SCHOOL OF LAW URBANA REALTY ADVISORS V CHECK GLOBAL VARDE PARTNERS VENETO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VENTURECORE CAPITAL VERSA CAPITAL, INC. 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Essex Property Trust and BRE Properties / Real Estate Trusts in $4.34 Billion Merger

Connecting Essex Property Trust  Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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Real Estate Trusts in $4.34 Billion Merger

BY DEALBOOK

 DECEMBER 19, 2013 9:28 AM December 19, 2013 9:28 am

Essex Property Trust, a residential real estate investment trust with a strong California presence, has agreed to acquire another West Coast residential REIT, BRE Properties, for $4.34 billion.

The merger would create the “only publicly traded West Coast pure play multifamily REIT,” with properties in the lucrative – thanks to the technology industry – rental markets of San Francisco and Seattle, among others.

Essex, based in Palo Alto, Calif., has ownership interests in 163 multifamily properties as well as in an additional 11 properties in various stages of development. BRE, based in San Francisco, owns 75 multifamily communities (totaling 21,396 homes) and has a joint venture interest in an additional apartment community (totaling 252 homes).

“By combining the strengths of the two platforms, which have a significant geographic overlap, we expect to realize operating efficiencies and further enhance our growth profile,” Michael Schall, Essex’s chief executive, said in a statement.

Under the terms of the deal, each common share of BRE will be converted into 0.2971 of a newly issued share of Essex common stock plus $12.33 in cash, or about $56.21 a share. The terms are the same as when the two companies disclosed on Dec. 9 that they were in merger talks.  Essex says it has obtained committed financing of $1 billion for the deal.

UBS advised Essex and provided half of the bridge financing. Goodwin Procter acted as legal adviser. Citigroup acted as financial adviser and as administrative agent of the bridge facility.

Wells Fargo and the law firm Latham & Watkins advised BRE.

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Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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The Life and Times of JFK, Jr.

July 16 marks the anniversary of Kennedy's tragic plane crash

by Beth Rowen

John F. Kennedy, Jr., and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, died in a small plane on July 16, 1999. The Kennedys John F. Kennedy, Jr. President John F. Kennedy Jacqueline Bouvier Onassis Joseph Kennedy Rose Kennedy Related Links John F. Kennedy, Jr., Remembered Timeline of Kennedy Tragedies Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 1999 Year in Review

July 16 marks the anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and Carolyn's sister, Lauren, who perished on their way to Martha's Vineyard, when their plane, piloted by Kennedy, crashed.

The National Transportation Safety Board, after a lengthy investigation, concluded that Kennedy suffered from spatial disorientation, a condition that arises from a loss of balance in the inner ear and causes confusion. Kennedy's problems were exacerbated by the hazy night sky and his inability to see the horizon. The NTSB also said investigators did not find any mechanical problems with Kennedy's plane, a Piper Saratoga II.

In death, Kennedy was the subject of the same media frenzy that chronicled his every public move and speculated on his private affairs as well. Television networks preempted regularly scheduled programs to cover the search for remains and the wreckage of Kennedy's aircraft, which Kennedy purchased in April.

First Infant in the White House

Kennedy was born on November 25, 1960, only weeks after his father was elected president. He was the first child born to a president-elect and the first infant to live in the White House since the Cleveland administration. Three years later, the world watched as the three year-old, on his birthday, saluted his father's casket as it passed by. Two weeks after the funeral, his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy, moved John, Jr., and his sister, Caroline, out of the White House to Manhattan, where she made every attempt to raise her children as normally as possible, out of the public eye. "Unless he's allowed freedom," his mother said, "he'll be a vegetable."

Influence of Jacqueline Kennedy

With all her influence and grace, Jacqueline Kennedy could not tame the media. Nevertheless, she did succeed in raising two children that matured into compassionate, responsible, independent adults. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has maintained a much more private life. Rich, handsome, polite, and charismatic, John Jr., was too much for the media to resist.

Prestigious Schools, Failed Hopes

Kennedy attended Manhattan's Collegiate School for Boys and graduated from the elite Phillips Academy in Andover. Unlike many of the Kennedy men who attended Harvard, John went to Brown University, graduating in 1983. After flirting with an acting career, John enrolled in New York University's Law School, a move many now say was motivated by his mother's wishes. He failed the bar twice, prompting tabloids to call him the "hunk who flunked."

"Sexiest Man Alive"

In 1988, People magazine dubbed him the "Sexiest Man Alive." When he introduced his uncle, presidential hopeful Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, pundits speculated that John, Jr., was readying himself for a run for office. Instead, he went to work as a prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney. After amassing an impressive 6–0 record from 1989 to 1993, he resigned.

Publishing, Not Politics

While never outright ruling out a run for political office, Kennedy told Vogue magazine, "I frankly feel there are many opportunities and avenues outside of elective office to become involved in issues, issues that have the same broad scope that government or elected office provides you."

The avenue Kennedy chose was publishing. In 1995 he launched George magazine, a glossy, non-partisan political journal subtitled "not just politics as usual." In addition to his duties as editor, he wrote essays and conducted interviews, which included discussions with Mike Tyson and Fidel Castro. In a 1997 essay, Kennedy called his cousins Michael and Joseph, who suffered personal embarrassments in the public eye, "poster boys for bad behavior."

While he led a life under intense media scrutiny, Kennedy did not give the press much fodder. Aside from a few public spats with his wife, Carolyn, a former Calvin Klein executive, Kennedy kept an essentially low profile. A passionate philanthropist, Kennedy volunteered with several nonprofits and sat on the boards of several family foundations. He was often seen inline skating around his TriBeCa neighborhood, jogging in Central Park, or out and about in Hyannis Port, where the Kennedy family gathers in the summer.

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Oracle the Smoracle on PBS with Pete Bennett (June 2007

Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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Sohaib Abbasi, Stephen Elop, and Jeffrey Tarr join TPG as Senior Advisors

Fort Worth, Texas, and San  Francisco – February 8, 2019 – TPG, a global alternative asset firm, today  announced the appointments of Sohaib Abbasi, Stephen Elop, and Jeffrey Tarr as  Senior Advisors to the firm's technology group. Together, Abbasi, Elop, and  Tarr bring decades of leadership experience in distinct areas of technology. In  their roles, they will advise TPG on its portfolio and investment activities  within the sector. "From disruptors to established  entities, we strive to partner with innovative companies and management teams  that are driving change across industries," said Nehal Raj, Partner and Head of  Technology Investing at TPG. "The additions of Sohaib, Stephen, and Jeff better  position us to execute on our strategy across the full technology ecosystem.  Combined with our existing network, they bring valuable support and insight to  our team, and build on the strength, depth, and expertise of TPG's technology  practice." Abbasi has more than 30 years of  experience in enterprise software, most recently serving as Chairman and CEO of  Informatica. Prior to Informatica, Abbasi served as a member of Oracle's  Executive Committee and Senior Vice President of its Tools Products and  Education Services divisions. Abbasi currently serves on the Boards of McAfee,  Red Hat, New Relic, and StreamSets. Elop has a robust professional  background with more than 20 years of experience spanning enterprise software  and smart devices. Most recently, Elop served as Group Executive of Technology,  Innovation and Strategy at Telstra. Prior to this, Elop was the Executive Vice  President of the Microsoft Devices Group, and before that, President and  CEO of Nokia. Elop has held other executive roles at Juniper Networks, Adobe  Systems, and Macromedia. Tarr has significant experience  leading data and information-intensive businesses and has built three  publicly-traded companies into industry leaders. Throughout his career he has  served as the CEO of DigitalGlobe, President and COO of IHS (now IHS Markit)  and Chairman and CEO of Hoover's (now a division of D&B). He currently serves  as Vice Chair of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Management Board, and  as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Space  Technologies. Abbasi, Elop, and Tarr join TPG's  strong roster of senior advisors to the technology sector. Existing members  include Dan Dershem (supply chain); David Karnstedt (marketing tech); Afshin  Mohebbi (telecom); Carl Pascarella (payments); Ameet Patel (infrastructure);  and Tony Reisz (insurance tech). TPG's technology team works across TPG Capital,  TPG Growth, and The Rise Fund.  Supporting Quotes  "Within technology and other industries, TPG has long been recognized for its constructive partnerships with management teams," said Abbasi. "I value this approach and I am excited to work with TPG and the teams across its portfolio to help grow their businesses."   "TPG's technology portfolio includes market-leading companies from diverse areas of the industry's ecosystem, creating an expansive and unique platform from which to drive value," said Elop. "I'm thrilled to be a part of TPG's network and look forward to working with the team to identify new and exciting investment opportunities."   "TPG's network, sector expertise, and differentiated investment approach has made the firm a leading partner for some of today's fastest-growing technology companies," said Tarr. "Together, we will seek investments where technology can be leveraged to unlock new value from data-rich companies." About TPG TPG is a leading global alternative  asset firm founded in 1992 with more than $103 billion of assets under  management and offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth,  Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New York,  San Francisco, Seoul, and Singapore. TPG's investment platforms are across a  wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth venture, real  estate, credit, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and  options for its investors while also instituting discipline and operational excellence  across the investment strategy and performance of its portfolio. For more  information, visit www.tpg.com.

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Connecting TPG Deals to Bennett to Anschutz Entertainment Group and Santa Fe Pipeline Partners linked to the Kinder Morgan Explosion linked to deaths of my friend and daughter

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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TPG, Rockbridge Growth look to sell stakes in AXS: Wall Street Journal

TPG and Rockbridge Growth Equity are exploring strategic options for their stakes in AXS, the Wall Street Journal reported. The two firms hold 62 percent of AXS, which values the ticketing company at $250 million, the story said. Anschutz Entertainment Group, which holds the r

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Dickinson v. Southern Pacific Co - Same Story Death by Law, the Glory of the win all the way to the gory end

Connecting Success Factors to Bennett

The Dubious Phone Call and Time Wasting Project

The folks at TPG will have to answer to my Whistleblower Complaints on the truly odd collection of RFPs emanating from companies connected to Richard Blum, William McGlashan, CBRE, Regency Centers, Trammel Crow, Lennar, Catellus.

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My story is about witness murders, private equity, mergers and acquisitions linked back to the Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific lost in 1989.  It was a winnable case as long the witnesses testified.  

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Dickinsonv.

Southern Pacific Co.

Supreme Court of CaliforniaJun 9, 1916

172 Cal. 727 (Cal. 1916)

172 Cal. 727•158 P. 183

SLOSS, J.

Action to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff's intestate. The defendants are  railway corporations, the one owning and the other operating under lease a line of steam railway running through the city of Bakersfield. A train of said line ran into a buggy which the decedent, Samuel Dickinson, was driving, and Dickinson was instantly killed.

Judgment went in favor of the plaintiff for $10,230. From this judgment, and from an order denying their motion for a new trial, the defendants appeal.

There is no room to doubt that the evidence warranted the jury in finding that there had been negligence in the operation of the train. The appellants contend, however, that the decedent was himself guilty of contributory negligence, and that for this reason their motion for a nonsuit should have been granted.

Chester Avenue, the street upon which Samuel Dickinson was driving, runs north and south in the city of Bakersfield. It is intersected at right angles by Thirty-third Street. The railway track runs in an easterly and westerly direction and crosses Chester Avenue at Thirty-third Street. The trains coming over the track toward Bakersfield approach from the west. At Chester Avenue there are three tracks; a main line and two sidings. The main line is the most southerly, and it was upon this track that the train which struck Dickinson was running. Dickinson was coming along Chester Avenue from the north. The accident occurred in the daytime. The appellants rely upon the rule, well established by many decisions of this court, that the track of a steam railway is in itself "a sign of danger, and one intending to cross must avail himself of every opportunity to look and listen for approaching trains." ( Herbert v. Southern Pacific Co., 121 Cal. 228, [53 P. 651]; Holmes v. South Pacific Coast Ry. Co., 97 Cal. 161, 167, [31 P. 834]; Green v. Los Angeles etc. Ry. Co., 143 Cal. 31, 37, [101 Am. St. Rep. 68, 76 P. 719]; Hutson v. Southern Cal. Ry. Co., 150 Cal. 701, 704, [ 89 P. 1093]; Griffin v. San Pedro etc. Ry. Co., 170 Cal. 772, [L. R. A. 1916A, 842, 151 P. 282].) Of course, where the circumstances are such that the injured person could not, by the exercise of his faculties of sight and hearing, have discovered the approach of a train in time to avoid injury, his failure to look or to listen will not preclude recovery. ( Martin v. Southern Pacific Co., 150 Cal. 124, [ 88 P. 701]; Eaton v. Southern Pacific Co., 22 Cal.App. 461,

 [ 134 P. 801].) Whether the case be one in which the conditions force the conclusion that the injured person did not exercise reasonable care for his own safety, or be one in which it is open to a jury to find either way on the issue of contributory negligence, is sometimes a close question. In Griffin v. San Pedro etc. Ry. Co., 170 Cal. 772, [L. R. A. 1916A, 842, 151 P. 282], it was held by a majority of the court that the case fell within the first category, but there was a division of opinion on the point. The case at bar presents a situation somewhat similar to that before the court in the Griffin case. On the northwesterly corner of Chester Avenue and Thirty-third Street was an ice plant, and the noise of the machinery operated in this plant made it difficult, if not impossible, to hear approaching trains. On the southerly side of this building was an ice-loading rack, and this, together with two freight-cars which were standing on the most northerly of the three tracks and extending well into Chester Avenue, obstructed the view of one approaching the crossing until he was almost on the second of the three tracks. We do not find it necessary to decide whether the evidence in this case was such as to compel the conclusion that the deceased, after reaching the point at which he had a view along the main track, would still, by the exercise of reasonable care, have been able to stop his horse and thus avoid a collision. The judgment must be reversed on a different ground, and as the evidence may not be precisely the same on a second trial, we think it better to leave the court below unhampered in passing upon the question whether contributory negligence is, at such trial, established as a matter of law.

One of the grounds upon which reversal is sought is that the damages awarded are excessive. In addition to the recovery sought on account of the death of Samuel Dickinson, the plaintiff alleged in his complaint that he had suffered a loss of $230 through destruction of the horse, the harness, and the buggy. The verdict was for $10,230. Plainly, ten thousand dollars of this sum was awarded for the death of plaintiff's intestate.

It appeared in the evidence that at the time of the accident Samuel Dickinson was of the age of seventy-eight years and nine months. He was survived by a wife, two sons, two daughters, and eight grandchildren. One of the grandchildren was living with Samuel Dickinson and his wife.  Dickinson's occupation was that of a farmer. The only evidence of his earnings in that calling was that of the plaintiff, his son, who testified that the income of the decedent from his farm was one thousand dollars a year, and that the rental value of a place like that which he occupied would be about three hundred dollars a year. This left a return, from his labor and personal efforts, of seven hundred dollars per year, but this, as the witness testified, did not take into account any deduction for living expenses. The widow testified that her husband had been in good health and able to do a good day's work, that her life with him was pleasant, his habits good, and his companionship pleasant and agreeable.

There was no evidence offered to show the expectancy of life of a man of Dickinson's age. The courts may, however, take judicial notice of the mortality tables in common use. ( Gordon v. Tweedy, 74 Ala. 232, [49 Am. Rep. 813]; Louisvilleetc. Co. v. Miller, 141 Ind. 533, [37 N.E. 343]; Atchison etc. Co. v. Ryan, 62 Kan. 682, [64 P. 603].) An examination of such tables shows that Samuel Dickinson's expectancy of life was about four and eight-tenths years.

This being the showing, the award of ten thousand dollars was palpably in excess of any sum which the jury was authorized to find as the damage resulting to the heirs of Samuel Dickinson by reason of his death.

The action is based on section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure. At common law no remedy was given for injuries causing death. The right of the survivors to recover in such cases is purely statutory. It is thoroughly settled by many decisions in this state and elsewhere that a plaintiff, suing under a statute like section 377, "does not represent the right of action which the deceased would have had if the latter had survived the injury, but can recover only for the pecuniary loss suffered by the plaintiff [or the heirs represented by him] on account of the death of the relative; that sorrow and mental anguish caused by the death are not elements of damage; and that nothing can be recovered as a solatium for wounded feelings." ( Morgan v. Southern Pac. Co., 95 Cal. 516, [29 Am. St. Rep. 143, 17 L. R. A. 71, 30 P. 603], and cases cited; Munro v. Pacific Coast Dredging Co., 84 Cal. 515, [18 Am. St. Rep. 248, 24 P. 303]; Lange v. Schoettler, 115 Cal. 390, [47 P. 139]; Burk v. Arcata M. R. R. Co., 125 Cal. 364, [73 Am. St. Rep. 52, 57 P. 1065]; Sneed v. Marysville Gas Co.,149 Cal. 710, [ 87 P. 376]; Hale v. San Bernardino etc. Co., 156 Cal. 716, [ 106 P. 83]; Diller v. Northern California Power Co., 162 Cal. 536, [Ann. Cas. 1913d 908, 123 P. 359]; Ruiz v. Santa Barbara Gas etc. Co., 164 Cal. 191, [ 128 P. 330].)

In such cases the jury may consider the relations which existed between the heirs and the deceased during the lifetime of the latter ( Beeson v. Green Mountain etc. Min. Co., 57 Cal. 20), and the loss of comfort, society, support, and protection of the deceased. ( Munro v. Pacific Coast Dredging Co., 84 Cal. 515, [18 Am. St. Rep. 248, 24 P. 303].) But, as is repeatedly declared in our decisions, the loss of comfort and society are to be considered only "with reference to the value of the life of the deceased and the pecuniary loss to the plaintiff caused by the death." ( Morgan v. Southern Pacific Co., 95 Cal. 516, [29 Am. St. Rep. 143, 17 L. R. A. 71, 30 P. 603].) As was said by Temple, J., in Lange v. Schoettler, 115 Cal. 390, [47 P. 139], referring to the element of deprivation of comfort, society, and protection, "it has always been held that this was in strict accordance with the rule that only the pecuniary value of the life to the relatives could be recovered. The probable comfort, society, and protection of the deceased had some pecuniary value." So in Hale v. San Bernardino etc. Co., 156 Cal. 716, [ 106 P. 83], it is stated that "in determining the financial loss to the widow and infant child, resulting from the death of the husband and father, the jury may consider the financial loss accruing from the deprivation of the society, comfort, care, and protection of the deceased, as well as of his support."

It is not possible to measure in exact terms of money the loss which a surviving husband, wife, or child may have sustained through being deprived of the comfort and society of the deceased spouse or parent. For this reason, some play is allowed to the discretion of the jury by the provision of section 377 that such damages may be allowed as under all the circumstances of the case may be just. But in fixing the amount, the jury is always bound by the fundamental rule that pecuniary damage is the limit of recovery, and the amount allowed must bear some reasonable relation to the pecuniary loss shown by the evidence.

 Here, as we have seen, the deceased had a probable expectancy of less than five years of life. His earnings, assuming that they would all have been applied for the benefit of his family, would have amounted to less than three thousand five hundred dollars, during the probable remaining span of his years. The verdict for ten thousand dollars, can, therefore, be sustained only upon the theory that his life, apart from any contributions he might make from his earnings, had a pecuniaryvalue of more than six thousand five hundred dollars to his widow and heirs. There is no evidence to justify such a conclusion. Eliminating, as we must, any consideration of the grief and mental suffering occasioned to the survivors by the death, it is impossible to conceive how the loss of the comfort, society, and protection of the deceased could have had a money value of anything like the amount awarded by the jury. Verdicts have frequently been set aside where the disproportion between the loss proven and the amount awarded was not so great as that which appears here. ( Atlanta W. P. R. R. Co. v. Newton, 85 Ga. 517, [11 S.E. 776]; Taylor v. Long Island Ry. Co., 16 App. Div. 1, [44 N.Y. Supp. 820]; Stillings v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 84 App. Div. 201, [82 N.Y. Supp. 726]; English v. Southern Pacific Co., 13 Utah, 407, [57 Am. St. Rep. 772, 35 L. R. A. 155, 45 P. 47]; Vowell v. Issaquah Coal Co., 31 Wn. 103, [71 P. 725].)

We do not think it necessary to discuss any of the other questions argued in the briefs.

The judgment and the order denying a new trial are reversed.

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Shaw, J., and Lawlor, J., concurred.

Hearing in Bank denied.

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