Putney v. Lehigh Truck Equipment Corp.

In this aetion claiming damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision, the plaintiff recovered a verdict of $12,000. Liability was admitted, and the sole error assigned is the court’s refusal to set aside the verdict as excessive.

The record leaves much to be desired. For no apparent reason an extensive finding was made. The action of the court on a motion to set aside a verdict is to be tested by the evidence. The finding serves no purpose. Practice Book § 416. Furthermore, the assignment of errors should have been filed with the appeal. Id., § 388; Maltbie, Conn. App.…