Dornon v. McCarthy

Opinion by

Ervin, P. J.,

The question involved in this appeal is whether the plaintiff is entitled to collect from the defendant the cost of printing his paper books in a prior appeal to the Supreme Court involving the same parties.

The plaintiff brought an action against the defendants in trespass and obtained a jury verdict for $30,-000.00. The defendants filed a motion for a new trial primarily on the ground that the verdict was excessive. The court below held that the verdict shocked the conscience of the court and directed that a new *554trial be had unless the plaintiff filed a remittitur…