LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: Daniel Kitchen vs. Leon Rosenfeld et al.
Citation: 1 R.I. Dec. 134
Court: Rhode Island Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1925-03-24
Docket Number: No. 50312
Pages: 134–134
Volume: 1
Reporter: Rhode Island Decisions

Parties: Daniel Kitchen vs. Leon Rosenfeld et al.

SUPERIOR COURT
Daniel Kitchen vs. Leon Rosenfeld et al.
No. 50312
RESCRIPT
For plaintiff: Charles R. Easton
For defendants: McGovern & Slat-tery and Fred B. Perkins.
March 24, 1925.

SUMNER, J.
Defendant has petitioned for a new trial on the ground that the damages are excessive.
The plaintiff was allowed to testify without objection that the furniture in question was worth $195. The value of the individual items was not brought out on cross-examination. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $110 and interest, making a total of $135.70. The Court is not satisfied that the amount is excessive.
Defendant’s petition for a new trial is denied.