Earl v. Marcus

Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeal from the order of the circuit court for a new trial. The motion is granted.

The plaintiffs commenced this action in 1974 for false imprisonment. November 8,1978 the jury awarded plaintiffs compensatory and punitive damages totalling $25,000. The trial court found that the awards were excessive and gave the plaintiffs the option of accepting reduced damages in amounts the court found to be reasonable or a new trial. Section 805.15(6), Stats., provides:

If a trial court determines that a verdict is excessive or inadequate, not due to perversity or…