Walker v. Martin
Illinois Supreme Court
Walker v. Martin, 59 Ill. 348 (Ill. 1871)
Walker v. Martin
Opinion of the Court
This case has been already twice before this court, and the judgment was each time reversed on the ground of excessive damages; 43 Ill. 508; 52 ib. 347. On the first trial, the jury returned a verdict for $20,000, and on the second, for $25,000. On the last trial, there was a verdict for $6000; and to avoid a new trial, a remittitur for $1000 was entered, and the court gave judgment for $5000. The record is again brought here by the plaintiff; but the only ground upon which the former judgments were reversed, is now removed. The record presents simply issues of fact which have been passed upon by the. jury; and the evidence being very conflicting, there is no reason for setting aside the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Martin O. Walker v. Hugh Martin
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- New trial-—verdict against tte evidence. In this caso the evidence was regarded as sufficient to sustain the verdict.