Guzowski v. Detroit Racing Ass'n, Inc.

Plaintiff instituted this lawsuit in March, 1979, in the Macomb County Circuit Court, alleging that the acts of defendant’s agents resulted in the crippling of his horse, Shapely Miss, in November, 1978. On June 10, 1981, following a trial in the circuit court, the jury returned a verdict in plaintiffs favor and set his damages at $136,000. Thereafter, on July 13, 1981, defendant filed a motion for a new trial. On October 5, 1982, the trial court issued its opinion, which provided in pertinent part:

"A new trial is denied to the defendants conditioned upon the acceptance by the plaintiff of a…