Setlock v. Cohick

Reese, P. J.,

The plaintiff, in whose favor the jury returned a verdict for $100, made a motion for new trial, principally on the ground that the verdict was inadequate.

It is necessary in the first instance to pass upon the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff’s motion for new trial was not made within the time prescribed by the rules of court. Rule 228 provides: “Motion for new trial . . . shall be made within five days after the verdict. When the verdict has been returned within the last five days of the court, such motion shall be made before the final adjournment, unless, by special…