Eckstein v. Caldwell

This action in assumpsit was tried before a jury in the superior court and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $462.40, including interest. The defendant moved for a new trial on the usual grounds and on the further ground of newly discovered evidence. This motion was heard and denied by the trial justice, the defendant’s exception to this ruling being duly noted. The case is before us on this exception and on certain other exceptions of the defendant to the admission or exclusion of evidence.

The plaintiff, who is now a practicing physician in this city but who, at the time of the…