Woodworth v. Chesbrough
Citations
- 244 U.S. 79
- 37 S. Ct. 583
- 61 L. Ed. 1005
- 1917 U.S. LEXIS 1611
Syllabus
<p>Finding a verdict and judgment excessive, tbe Court of Appeals gave . the party who had recovered them his option to submit f o a reversal or obtain an affirmance by remitting part of the judgment. The party having acted on the latter alternative, Held, that his cross w¡rit of error complaining of the reduction must be dismissed.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- plaintiff may not “secure[] a judgment [by remittitur] and yet seek[] to retract the condition upon which it was obtained”
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Judges: McKenna
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