Ingraham v. Weidler

Action to recover certain personal property, or the value thereof, alleged to have been wrongfully taken by defendant, as constable, under an attachment against persons other than plaintiff, and damages for the wrongful taking, etc. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, fixing the value of the property at five hundred and sixty dollars, and awarding damages in the additional sum of five hundred dollars. Defendant moved for a new trial on nearly all the statutory grounds. The court announced that it would grant a new trial on the ground of excessive damages, unless plaintiff would consent…