Crippen v. Chatterton

This case has been thrice tried. On each trial there was verdict for plaintiff. The judgment entered on the first verdict was reversed in Crippen v. Chatterton, 228 Mich. 532, where the facts are discussed. The judgment here reviewed on error was for $60,000. When the case was here before, this court said: "We think there was testimony in the case taking it to the jury." Additional facts, which it is unnecessary to recite, were adduced. Plaintiff, in his original declaration, claimed damages not exceeding $50,000. He evaluated his patents in his testimony on the present trial at $35,000. The…