Conti v. Seltzer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the person and property of the plaintiff caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s servant in the operation of an automobile, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Banks, J.; the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $3,500, which the trial court set aside as excessive after the plaintiff had declined to file a. remittitur for $1,000 as suggested by the trial judge, and from…
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Action to recover damages for injuries to the person and property of the plaintiff caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s servant in the operation of an automobile, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Banks, J.; the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $3,500, which the trial court set aside as excessive after the plaintiff had declined to file a. remittitur for $1,000 as suggested by the trial judge, and from this decision the plaintiff appealed.
1Per curiam
The trial court granted the motion of defendant conditionally, and set aside the verdict after the plaintiff had refused to remit $1,000 of its amount, and from this decision the plaintiff appealed. The rule to be applied by us is stated in Gray v. Fanning, 73 Conn. 115, 117, 46 Atl. 831, as follows: “In such a matter a large discretion is of necessity vested in the trial court, and only in cases where that discretion is unreasonably exercised ought the action of the trial court to be set aside.” See also Belsky v. Sheronas, 95 Conn. 693, 694, 112 Atl. 268; Dripps v. Meader, 94 Conn. 559,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Gray v. FanningSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Belsky v. SheronasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Dripps v. MeaderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920