Zion v. Southern Pac. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada
Action by J. M. Zion against the Southern Pacific Company for damages. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant moved for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtHawley, District Judge
(orally). This action was brought by the plaintiff upon the 5th day of December, 1893, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of his having been wrongfully ejected from a passenger car on defendant’s railroad at Reno, Ñev., on April 3, 1893. The case was tried before a jury, and a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff for §1,700. Defendant moves for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict is so excessive as to indicate passion, prejudice, and bias upon the part of the jury.
The facts of the case are as follows:
The plaintiff is 46 years old, a married man, and resides…
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