Taggart v. Graby

This action was originally brought by the plaintiff, Wilson J. Taggart, in Justice’s Court in the town of Franklin against the» defendant, Augustus Graby, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for the sum of $150. The defendant appealed to this court for a new trial, which was had, and also resulted in a verdict of $150 for the plaintiff. The defendant now moves to set the verdict aside under section 549 of the Civil Practice Act and also because the verdict is excessive.

Crystal Schloss, prior to her marriage to the defendant, was the owner of a house…