The City of Orlando v. Hewitt

This was a suit brought by Clara C. Hewitt, against the City of Orlando, Florida, for damages alleged to have been caused by the wrongful obstruction of a street.’ Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $8500.00, together with $47.30 as costs. Motion for new trial appears in the record in the following language:

1 ‘ Comes now the defendant, City of Orlando, a municipal corporation, by its Solicitor, W. B. Crawford, and moves the Court for an order granting a new trial in the above entitled case and as grounds for said motion says:

(First) — The verdict was contrary to the…