Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Hearst Publications, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 1947No. Civ. 13295PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooling, J.
Plaintiff was awarded $22,500 by a jury for personal injuries. On motion for new trial he was required to remit all' in excess of $15,000 as a condition of the denial of the motion. Defendants appeal from the judgment, their sole attack being directed against the action of the trial judge in making his conditional order on motion for new trial and the claim that the judgment as reduced is still excessive.
The power of the trial court, where the judge after reweighing the evidence on motion for new trial determines that the amount of the verdict is too high, to make an order denying a new trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Arkansas Valley Land & Cattle Co. v. MannSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Ballard v. Pacific Greyhound LinesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- West v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1985
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- Buell-Wilson v. Ford Motor CompanyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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