The plaintiff brought suit against two defendants, claiming $56,000 for personal injuries suffered in an accident. Upon return of a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $3,000, the plaintiff moved for a new trial on the issue of damages. The trial court denied the motion on condition that defendants consent to the entry of a judgment of $9,830.92. Both defendants consented. Plaintiff appealed on the ground that the use of an additur constituted an infringement of his constitutional guarantee of a jury trial. Held/em\u3e, affirmed. Conditioning the denial of a new trial upon the defendant\u27s consent to an increase in the judgment does not violate the Minnesota state constitution which states that the right of trial by jury shall...
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The defendant, a resident of Wisconsin, was engaged in the business of selling appliances and sent o...
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Do the Sixth Amendment rights to appointed counsel and jury trial unconstitutionally conflict with d...
Until the rendition of the Supreme Court\u27s lengthy opinion in Patton v. United States the consequ...
The defendant was tried before the police court of the District of Columbia for selling, as a second...
Robbery of a Federal Reserve Bank and jeopardizing lives by the use of dangerous weapons were the ch...
A complaint was made in the Municipal Court of Hoboken against the defendant charging that he had wi...
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An action for declaratory relief was brought in a federal district court to determine the validity o...
The defendant was convicted of negligent homicide as the result of a collision between his car and a...
“The right to trial by jury, if it is to mean anything, must mean the right to a fair and impartial ...
The right to a civil jury trial is a cornerstone of the American legal system. The Maine Constitutio...
Indicted for illegal traffic in narcotics, petitioner and his trial counsel allegedly attempted to f...
The defendant, a resident of Wisconsin, was engaged in the business of selling appliances and sent o...
Defendant held an insurance policy written by plaintiff which by its terms covered a hangar against ...
Defendant was tried for the crime of driving a car while intoxicated. After the jury was instructed ...
Plaintiff\u27s cause of action arose under the federal Merchant Marine Act, which grants a right to ...
Do the Sixth Amendment rights to appointed counsel and jury trial unconstitutionally conflict with d...
Until the rendition of the Supreme Court\u27s lengthy opinion in Patton v. United States the consequ...
The defendant was tried before the police court of the District of Columbia for selling, as a second...
Robbery of a Federal Reserve Bank and jeopardizing lives by the use of dangerous weapons were the ch...
A complaint was made in the Municipal Court of Hoboken against the defendant charging that he had wi...
In an action on an express contrast, plaintiff sued for $1750, representing the agreed 5 per cent co...
An action for declaratory relief was brought in a federal district court to determine the validity o...
The defendant was convicted of negligent homicide as the result of a collision between his car and a...
“The right to trial by jury, if it is to mean anything, must mean the right to a fair and impartial ...
The right to a civil jury trial is a cornerstone of the American legal system. The Maine Constitutio...
Indicted for illegal traffic in narcotics, petitioner and his trial counsel allegedly attempted to f...
The defendant, a resident of Wisconsin, was engaged in the business of selling appliances and sent o...
Defendant held an insurance policy written by plaintiff which by its terms covered a hangar against ...