The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $40,000 for the assault; $137,500 for the malicious prosecution; and $45,000 for the false imprisonment, the total verdict being $222,500. The trial court held that the verdict was grossly excessive and that the jury had been influenced by the inflammatory and prejudicial remarks of plaintiff's counsel during his summation. On these grounds the court ordered a new trial, although there had been two previous...
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