Steinert v. Whitcomb
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the person and carriage of the plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Greene, J.; verdict of $50 for the plaintiff, which the trial court, upon his motion, set aside as against the evidence, from which ruling the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWheelek, J.
On motion the trial court set aside the verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $60, because the damages awarded were inadequate, and the defendants appeal from the granting of such motion. In determining this appeal “great weight is due to the action of the trial court, and every reasonable presumption should be made in favor of its correctness.”
Our rule governing the action of the trial court over verdicts is perfectly clear. “It should not set aside a verdict where it is apparent that there was some evidence upon which the jury might reasonably reach their conclusion, and should not refuse…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burr v. HartySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Bradbury v. City of South NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Wyeman v. DeadySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Throckmorton v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Ezzo v. GeremiahSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Bunnell v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Martino v. PalladinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Richard v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Baker v. ParadisoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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