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WILLIAMS v. NICHOLS

No. 7785.

266 F.2d 389 (1959)

Shelby V. WILLIAMS and Horney Livestock, Incorporated, Appellants, v. Joseph E. NICHOLS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Walker and John H. Thornton, Jr., Roanoke, Va. (Woods, Rogers, Muse & Walker, Roanoke, Va., on the brief), for appellants.

Evans B. Jessee and Arthur E. Smith, Roanoke, Va., for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and PAUL and BOREMAN, District Judges.

BOREMAN, District Judge.

This appeal pertains to an action for personal injuries in the District Court for the Western District of Virginia, wherein liability was admitted and the only issue for determination by the jury was the amount of damages. The jury awarded the plaintiff damages in the amount of $35,000. The defendants thereupon moved to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial or, in the alternative, for a remittitur. The District Court denied the defendants...

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