Dechand v. Starr

This is a civil action to recover damages from the defendants for breach of an alleged oral contract for the performance of certain services. The case was heard by a justice of the superior court and a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. The defendants filed a motion for a new trial on the usual grounds that the verdict was against the law, the evidence, and the weight thereof, and on the further ground that the verdict was excessive. In passing on the motion, the trial justice rendered a bench decision granting the motion unless the plaintiff filed a…