Taylor v. Maritime Overseas Corp.

In the first of two jury trials in this personal injury case, the plaintiff, Thomas Arthur Taylor, Jr., recovered a verdict against the defendant, Maritime Overseas Corporation (Maritime), in the sum of $25,000. Upon motion of Maritime, the trial court set the verdict aside on the ground it had erred in refusing to admit certain evidence proffered by Maritime. In a retrial with the disputed evidence admitted, the plaintiff prevailed again, but the jury limited his recovery to $3,000. The trial court entered judgment on this verdict; Taylor contends the court erred in failing to enter judgment…