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· 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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