Schiedt v. Dimick

I regret that I am unable to agree, and, as the question is of some general importance, I will state my views.

The essential facts are simple. The plaintiff sued the defendant at law to recover damages for personal injuries, and obtained a verdiet. He regarded the verdict as much too small, and moved to set it aside on the ground of inadequacy of damages. The trial judge made an order that: “If the defendant will file in this case a stipulation consenting to an increase of $1,000 in the damages from the sum of $500, as found by the jury, to $1,500, on or before April 21, 1933, the plaintiff’s…