Legal Opinion
Buda v. Royal Netherlands SS Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 1967No. 63 Civ. 386PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MOTLEY, District Judge.
OPINION
On March 13, 1967, after a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $10,500, defendant moved to set aside the verdict as being against the law, contrary to the facts and as being grossly excessive.
A different standard must be applied in deciding whether to set aside a verdict than in deciding whether to direct a verdict. In the case of the latter, the trial judge must permit the case to go to the jury if “there is any evidence which, if believed, would authorize a verdict against the defendant.” Denny v. Montour R. Co., 101 F.Supp. 735, 737 (W.D.Pa.1951).…
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