Daisley v. Dun

PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.

The court has carefully considered the motion for new trial, filed by the defendant on December 20, 1900, based on the solé ground that the damages awarded by the jury are excessive. The court very carefully cautioned the jury on the issue of damages, and, from its experience with this jury at this term, the court is satisfied that it was a conservative and careful body. The verdict is probably larger than the court would itself have rendered if the question of damages had been within its jurisdiction. Nevertheless, as is usual in cases of libel, there "are certain…