Dover v. Gloucester Electric Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Action by Joseph R. Dover against the Gloucester Electric Company. A verdict was rendered in favor of plaintiff for $5,200, and defendant moved for a new trial. Denied.
1Opinion of the Court
HADE, District Judge.
This case now comes before the court upon a motion by the defendant for a new trial, upon the ground that the *257verdict is against the law and the evidence, and that the damages are excessive. The defendant contends that, while there might have been a scintilla of evidence upon which the jury could base a verdict, the overwhelming weight of the evidence is that the plaintiff was guilty of such negligence as to preclude recovery.
The plaintiff was an employé upon the lines of a telephone company. He had been a foreman, and had experience in the class of work committed to him.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chisholm v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Law v. Central Dist. Printing & Telegraph Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Saylor v. Enterprise Electric Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1924