Mann v. Hunt

The jury’s verdict in this negligence case was for the defendant; but the judge was of opinion the verdict was against the weight of evidence and set it aside. The semantic problem that adheres to the expression “ against the weight of evidence ’ ’ has never been given an entirely successful solution. It involves essentially a matter of judgment and appraisal with the standards stemming back deep in the soil of the experience of the profession.

*141Everyone would admit that there are circumstances in which a trial judge’s duty may require him to set aside a verdict which is too high, too low, or…