LeClerc v. Gray

The principal issue to be decided is the propriety of the action of the trial court granting plaintiff LeClerc’s motion to set aside a jury verdict for the defendant, Virginia, and ordering a new trial on liability and damages.

LeClerc’s action was for personal injuries suffered on March 24, 1967, in Rochester from a collision between the car he was operating and one driven by Virginia. The jury first returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1639.35 which was the amount of his medical bills submitted as an exhibit. The Trial Court (Loughlin, J.) upon receipt of the verdict set it…