Legal Opinion
Dupona v. Benny
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 4, 1972No. 110-71PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
This is an automobile negligence case which was tried before the Rutland County Court in May, 1971. The result was a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $80,000.00.
After the rendition of the verdict the plaintiff moved to increase the ad damnum stated in her complaint from $15,000.00 to $31,000.00 so as to encompass the jury verdict together with the costs.
The defendant moved the court to: (1) set aside the verdict for being against the weight of the evidence, and that judgment be entered in favor of the defendant notwithstanding the verdict; (2) set aside the verdict as being…
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