Nolan v. Harris

— The learned counsel for the plaintiff, on the coming in of the verdict, moved that the same he set aside on the ground that there could not, by any possibility, be, a verdict for the defendant; that the plaintiff was entitled at least to nominal damages. This ground, with a specification of certain alleged errors in rulings upon the trial, is now urged for a new trial upon a case. But it was early decided that a verdict will not be set aside merely to give the plaintiff an opportunity to recover nominal damages (Brantigham agt. Foy, 1 Johns. Cas., 256). Randall agt. Butler (10 Wend., 119)…