Elmore v. Alexandria Diamond Cab Co.
Alexandria County Circuit Court
1Opinion of the Court
By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY
These consolidated matters are before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and, alternatively, for a new trial or a remittitur of damages. For the following reasons, the Motions for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and for a remittitur will be denied. The Court will grant the Defendants’ Motion for a new trial limited, however, to the issue of damages.
There is ample evidence in the record from which the jury could conclude that the Defendant is liable to the Plaintiffs for breach of contract and that portion of the jury verdict…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mullen v. BrantleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Riverview Land Co. v. Dance & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1900
- Wood v. CarwileSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Sampson v. SampsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981