Zobel v. Boutelle

Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $16,300 against appellant for injuries received in an automobile accident. Appellant’s motion for a neAV trial was granted unless plaintiff consented to a reduction of the verdict to $12,000. The consent was duly given, and so defendant’s motion, in effect resulted in a denial of a neAV trial, and he appeals.

A brief statement of the facts connected Avith plaintiff’s injuries should be made. On June 20, 1929, at about noon, plaintiff was riding in the rear seat of an automobile being driven by Mrs. Baker, one of the defendants, at a moderate speed north on…