Armes v. United Electric Railways Company

These are actions of trespass on the case for negligence which were tried together to a jury in the superior court and resulted in a verdict of $6000 for plaintiff Mary Armes and of $1250 for plaintiff William Armes. On defendant’s motion the trial justice ordered a new trial in each case unless plaintiff Mary Armes filed a remittitur of all of her verdict in excess of $5000, and unless plaintiff William Armes remitted all of his verdict in excess of $600. Each plaintiff excepted to such decision and has prosecuted a bill of exceptions to this court.

The sole question raised by these bills of…