Legal Opinion
Schuerholz v. Roach
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1932No. 3249PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the District Judge, having granted a new trial in a suit for personal injuries on the ground that the verdict in favor of the plaintiff was inadequate, should have lfinited the new trial to the issue of damages. Leroy V. Schuerholz, the plaintiff in the District Court, and a citizen of Maryland, brought suit against L. G-. Roach, a citizen of Virginia, in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, to recover damages for the loss of the sight of an eye. At the trial, the plaintiff offered…
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