Court Opinion

ID: 9754231
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 19:51:00.715602+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:50.985544
License: Public Domain

Dissenting Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno:
The trial in this case began on February 15, 1951, and terminated on February 27,1951. Some thirty witnesses testified, the printed record runs to 632 pages, a veritable book. Able counsel tried the cause and the trial was presided over by a distinguished, experienced and learned judge. I see no reason why this long and expensive trial should be repeated. Plaintiff’s counsel at the oral argument agreed to take a reduction in the verdict. I believe that the ends of justice would be served if the plaintiff’s offer were acted upon, the verdict reduced to an amount consonant with the extent of the disabilities suffered by the plaintiff, and the judgment affirmed.