Pratt v. Pioneer-Press Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hen-nepin county, Lochren, J., presiding, refusing a new trial, upon the plaintiff’s consenting to reduce the verdict from $4,275 to $2,000. This was the fifth trial of the action. Decisions on former appeals will be found reported in 30 Minn. 41 and 32 Minn. 217, in the former of which will be found at length the alleged libel.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
In Craig v. Cook, 28 Minn. 232, (9 N. W. Rep. 712,) this court held that, when the trial court deems the verdict excessive, it may, in the exercise of a sound discretion, refuse a new trial *252upon condition that plaintiff remit such sum as shall, in the judgment of the court, leave the recovery not excessive, and this in actions of tort as well as on contract. This is a right now very commonly exercised by trial courts, and, whatever criticisms may be made upon the logical consistency of such a rule, it works well in practice. See Corcoran v. Harran, 55 Wis. 120, (12 N. W. Rep. 468.) This…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Corcoran v. HarranWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Leslie v. . Knickerbocker Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Craig v. CookSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Pratt v. Pioneer Press Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Sumner v. UtleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1828
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- T. N. O. R. R. Co. v. SyfanTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Nichols v. Daily Reporter Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1905
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