Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Tomes
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 6, 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, Justice.
In this claim for wrongful eviction, the jury found for plaintiff, Mark Rodriguez, and awarded him $26,087 plus interest. In response to motions to amend the judgment, the court (York County, Fritzsche J.) ordered Rodriguez to remit all damages in excess of $13,920 or face a new trial and awarded him $19,191.05 in attorney fees and expenses. The defendants, Carl and Caroline Tomes contest the verdict and Rodriguez cross-appeals, contesting the re-mittitur amount. We affirm.
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By written agreement, the Tomes leased a restaurant they owned in York Beach to Rodriguez. Shortly…
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