Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Frank

Citations

• 76 Fla. 384
• 80 So. 60

Syllabus

<p>1. In ordering a remittitur the Court does not invade the .province of the Jury, hut merely indicates an amount it would not consider excessive.</p> <p>2. To facilitate the administration of the law and the final disposition of litigated causes, the Courts may permit remittiturs in cases where excessive damages are awarded; and a judgment may he affirmed conditional upon a remittitur made, or reversed if the indicated remittitur is not duly made.</p> <p>3. Where a charge given as to the measure of damages is not justified hy the evidence, and the verdict under the charge is manifestly excessive, a remittitur may he permitted or the judgment reversed.</p>