Burnett v. MacKworth G Rees, Inc

I must respectfully dissent. A jury verdict of more than twice what the plaintiff asked is excessive; in addition, the *560proofs offered at trial appear to provide no basis upon which this jury verdict can be sustained. Moreover, as the trial judge did not reduce the jury verdict to its present value, as he is required to do even absent a request, the case must be remanded for that purpose. Freeman v Lanning Corp, 61 Mich App 527, 531; 233 NW2d 68 (1975), Currie v Fiting, 375 Mich 440, 454; 134 NW2d 611 (1965), Nagi v Detroit United Railway, 231 Mich 452, 461; 204 NW 126 (1925).

I find, as does…