· 7/6/1994
Caldwell v. Haynes
Citations
- 643 A.2d 564
- 136 N.J. 422
- 1994 N.J. LEXIS 628
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that appellate court should defer to decisions based on trial judge’s “feel of the case”
- stating that appellate court should defer to decisions based on trial judge's \feel of the case\
- explaining that \[t]he principal goal of damages in personal-injury actions is to compensate fairly the injured party\
- stating practice of remittitur is encouraged at trial and appellate levels in cases of excessive damages
- stating practice of remittitur is encouraged at trial and appellate levels in cases of excessive damages
- granting new trial on damages without discussion of need for new trial as to liability
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Judges: Handler
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