Legal Opinion
Parry-Hill v. Downs
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1959No. 2275PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
At the first trial of this action for false arrest and imprisonment there was a verdict for plaintiff. That verdict was set aside and a new trial ordered. The second trial resulted in verdict and judgment for defendant. In briefs and argument appellant asks us to review the vacation of the first verdict and also certain alleged errors at the second trial.
After the verdict in the first trial defendant moved for judgment n. o. v. or for a new trial, assigning numerous grounds. The trial judge ordered a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was inconsistent because it…
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