Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. O'Connor
Supreme Court of the United States
error to the circuit court of the united states for the NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries, which resulted, August 29th, 1888, in a. verdict for $5500. Upon the return of the verdict the court directed, as minuted ■ by the - clerk, judgment to be entered thereon. On the 30th day of August the plaintiff below, by his counsel, asked leave , in open court to remit the. sum of $500,- which was granted, and judgment rendered for $5000 and costs, “and-now so appears of record.”
• Subsequently the defendant below moved to set aside the allowance of the remittitur and to correct the judgment, which motion was denied by the court,…
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