Handelman v. Schwartz

PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court.

Charles S. Handelman and Henry Goldberg brought an action against Arnold A. Schwartz to recover damages of $5,500.00 for conversion of certain chattels. The defendant filed a counterclaim for $1,043.93. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs on the statement of claim and on the counterclaim and assessed damages of the plaintiffs at the sum of $4,5000.00. The court denied plaintiff’s motion to correct the verdict to read “$4,500.00” instead of “$4,5000.00.” The plaintiffs also filed a remittitur of $40,500.00 from the…