Legal Opinion
Wiggs v. Courshon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1973No. 73-2060PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
A trial court order granting a new trial unless the plaintiff accepts a reduction in the amount of a jury verdict is' appealable only if the plaintiff agrees to the reduction under protest.
In this diversity tort action for insult, the District Court, 355 F.Supp. 206, thought the plaintiffs were too successful in achieving jury verdicts in the total amount of $25,000, part compensatory and part punitive. Consequently, the Court held a remittitur to be in order: “Defendant’s motion for a new trial is granted upon the condition that if plaintiffs stipulate to a reduction of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. MayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Finn v. American Fire & Casualty Co. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- North Texas Producers Association v. Metzger Dairies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. Buenaventura Martinez, Juan Martinez, Jaime B. Salcedo, United States of America v. Manuel Suarez-O'neillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. William George Dunbar, M. D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. John Hitchmon, A/K/A John Ashanti, and Jessie Lee Fussell, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Stradley v. CortezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. v. North River InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
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