· 7/18/1995
Doe v. Raezer
Citations
- 664 A.2d 102
- 444 Pa. Super. 334
- 1995 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1882
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- denying relief because the verdict was not “so against the weight of the evidence as to shock our collective conscience”
- reversing trial court’s grant of remittitur; judicial reduction of jury award appropriate only if award is plainly excessive and exorbitant
- reversing trial court’s grant of remittitur; judicial reduction of jury award appropriate only if award is plainly excessive and exorbitant
- taking appeal from order of post-trial court that granted new trial or remittitur
- “The trial court may grant a request for remittitur only when a verdict that is supported by the evidence suggests that the jury was guided by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption.”
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Judges: Sole, Elliott, Cercone
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