Engman v. City of Des Moines

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ordering remittitur notwithstanding conclusion verdict was not so excessive as to indicate passion or prejudice
• concluding verdict was not “so large as to show passion and prejudice”
• ordering remittitur notwithstanding conclusion verdict was not so excessive as to indicate passion or prejudice
• stating “[s]treets are intended primarily for vehicular traffic and sidewalks for pedestrians”
• “The question of excessive damages in a personal injury case depends upon its own facts and the comparison of verdicts is of litde value.”
• jury award of $25,000 to injured pedestrian suffering fractured left shoulder found excessive and reduced by appellate court by $6,000

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).