Williams v. . Shelly

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] There was no exception to any ruling of the court upon the question of damages taken upon the trial. No such question can, therefore, be entertained by this court. It was competent for the Special Term, in case the damages found were excessive, to order a new trial, unless the excess was remitted by the plaintiff, and, in that event, to deny it. The action of the Special Term, in that respect, under the facts of this case, cannot be reviewed here. At common law,…