Hammond v. Hillman

Citations

• 73 Wash. 298
• 131 P. 641
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 2173

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Review—Right to Allege Error — Respondents. Where plaintiffs appeal from a judgment granting a new trial because the verdict was excessive, the defendants cannot urge error leading up to the verdict, since there was no final judgment and no cross-appeal.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—New Trial — Discretion. The granting of a new trial, unless plaintiffs remit $2,000 from a $10,000 verdict for attorney’s fees, will not be disturbed on appeal except for abuse of discretion; and no abuse appears where the evidence as to the value of the attorneys’ services was conflicting, plaintiff’s witnesses placing it at $30,000 and defendant’s witnesses at $2,000 or less.</p>