Campbell v. Harmon
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Motion by defendants for new trial. Action on the case under 11. S., c. 27, § 49, the civil damage act. The defendants "were owners in common of a building in Lisbon Falls. Plaintiff claimed that one of the defendants sold liquor to her husband, and that lie, while intoxicated from drinking it, inflicted injuries upon tier person, and for a long time failed to provide her with means of support.
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Motion by defendants for new trial. Action on the case under 11. S., c. 27, § 49, the civil damage act. The defendants "were owners in common of a building in Lisbon Falls. Plaintiff claimed that one of the defendants sold liquor to her husband, and that lie, while intoxicated from drinking it, inflicted injuries upon tier person, and for a long time failed to provide her with means of support. Plaintiff claimed that the liquor was sold with the knowledge of. the other defendant. The plea was the general issue. There was a verdict for plaintiff for $500. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
This is an action under the civil damage act, P. S., c. 27, § 49, by the wife, who claims to have been injured in her person and means of support through the intoxication of the husband, caused by one of the defendants selling him intoxicating liquors, the other defendant being one of the owners of the building in which the liquor was sold. The case comes before the law court upon motion to set aside the verdict, which was for the plaintiff for five hundred dollars, on the ground that it is against evidence, and that the damages are excessive.
Upon the first ground it is sufficient to say that…
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