Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1937

Dickson v. Doherr

Dickson v. Doherr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided October 5, 1937 · Kephart, Schaffer, Maxey, Drew, Linn, Stern, Barnes
194 A. 916; 328 Pa. 10; 1937 Pa. LEXIS 601

Dickson v. Doherr

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

An appellate court may reverse an order granting a new trial because of the amount of the verdict; but where a new trial is granted because the verdict is inadequate, an appellate court will hesitate to consider the order granting a new trial, especially where it appears from the argument and the opinion of the court below that the amounts were manifestly too small.

Appeal dismissed.

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