Linitzky v. Gorman
City of New York Municipal Court
Action by Barnet Linitzky against John J. Gorman. On motion by plaintiff to set aside a verdict for nominal damages.
1Opinion of the CourtFineeite, J.
This is a motion made by the plaintiff to set aside a verdict rendered by the jury in his favor for the sum of six cents damages. The motion is made by the plaintiff on the ground that the verdict is inadequate and the result of a compromise, that the damages awarded are clearly shown to be entirely too small to compensate him for his injury, and on the further ground that the jury in rendering their verdict wholly disregarded the law of damages as laid down by the court. The action was brought against the defendant to recover damages for malicious prosecution. Upon the trial the plaintiff…
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