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· 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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