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Abstract
A jury in a federal court awarded the plaintiff $500 in a personal injury action; he moved for a new trial on the ground of inadequate damages. Having obtained consent of defendant to entry of judgment for $1500, the trial judge denied the motion. Plaintiff appealed. Held, this procedure was a violation of the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution; a new trial must be granted. Dimick v. Schiedt, (U. S. 1935) 55 Sup. Ct. 296.
Recommended Citation
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE-SEVENTH AMENDMENT-POWER OF FEDERAL COURT TO INCREASE INADEQUATE VERDICT,
33
Mich. L. Rev.
810
(1935).
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