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SWEENEY v. PRUYNE

67 N.J. 314 (1975)

338 A.2d 193

JOHN SWEENEY AND HELEN SWEENEY, HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. ERIC PRUYNE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert D. Curran argued the cause for defendant-appellant (Mr. Curran, of counsel; Messrs. Vaccaro, Osborne & Curran, attorneys).

Mr. John W. Finamore, Jr., argued the cause for plaintiffs-respondents (Mr. Finamore, of counsel; Messrs. Grabow, Verp, Krulewitz & Finamore, attorneys).

PER CURIAM.

In this rear-end automobile accident case, the trial judge, on defendant's motion, ordered that a new trial on damages be had unless John Sweeney, plaintiff herein, consented to a reduction of the $37,500 jury verdict in his favor to $20,000. On appeal by plaintiff,1 the Appellate Division held that the order for a remittitur was error and reinstated the original jury award. The matter comes to us by virtue of a dissent in...

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