Northrup v. Hayward
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,000 for personal injuries. The case was tried before Brooks, J., and a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,500. From an order denying a motion for a new trial on condition that plaintiff stipulate to accept a reduction of the verdict to $2,000, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Personal injury action. Verdict for the plaintiff for $2,500, The trial court made its order denying the defendant’s motion for judgment and his alternative motion for a new trial on condition that the plaintiff stipulate to reduce his verdict to $2,000. He so stipulated, and the defendant appealed from the order. The assignments of error raise three questions: Is the verdict sustained by the evidence ? If so, was the defendant entitled to a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence ? Are the damages as reduced excessive ?
1. It appears quite conclusively' from the record that the…
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