Legal Opinion
Stella v. Curtis
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided January 20, 1964No. 5801; No. 931Published
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
This action of tort for personal injuries has been the subject of two trials. In both there was a finding for the plaintiff.
For alleged error in the first trial, the case was reported to this Division at the request of the plaintiff. Error was found and a new trial on the issue of damages only was ordered. Stella v. Curtis, 20 Mass. App. Dec. 194; 12 LEGALITE 201.
The damages awarded the plaintiff in the second trial were substantially higher than the damages awarded in the first trial.
At the request of the defendant, the case is again before this Division. No question of law arising out of…
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