Varley v. Motyl

This is an action for personal injuries, allegedly sustained by the plaintiffs on *130December 25, 1945, when their automobile, which had stopped in a line of traffic, was negligently bumped from the rear by the defendants’ car. The first count is for damages claimed by the plaintiff Hilma, who was a passenger. The second is for those claimed by her husband, the plaintiff John, who was the driver and owner of the car. The jury rendered a verdict for Hilma for $5000, and for John for $10,000. Upon his failure to file a remittitur of $3750 under the court’s order, the verdict in his favor was set…