Trudeau v. Manchester Coal & Ice Co.

The plaintiffs contend that mistake or misconduct on the part of the jury is a necessary inference because the verdicts are inconsistent, and, there being nothing to indicate in which the error occurred, that both must be set aside and a new trial in each case ordered under the doctrine enunciated in Hewett v. Association, 73 N. H. 556, 561. This contention cannot be sustained.

Both actions were brought in case. They were brought not to vindicate a right but to recover compensation for negligently inflicted personal injuries and property damage and, consequently, resulting actual damage is an…