TURINI

v.

ALLENS MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

Citator

Cited By

• Stafford v. Perini Corp., 475 F.2d 507 (1st Cir. 1973)
  …n of the trial court, and its decision may be reversed only for an abuse of that discretion. See Boston & Maine Railroad v. Talbert, 360 F. 2d 286 (1st Cir. 1966); New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. v. Zermani, 200 F. 2d 240 (1st Cir. 1952), cert. denied, 345 U.S. 917, 73 S.Ct. 729, 97 L.Ed. 1351 (1953). The evidence at trial showed that plaintiff had demonstrated an earning capacity of over $12,000 a year as a dockbuilder prior to the accident, and that subsequent to his injury he was unable to perform heavy la…
• Ballard v. Forbes, 208 F.2d 883 (1st Cir. 1954)
  …of discretion in denying a new trial on the ground that the damages awarded by the jury were grossly excessive. McCoy v. Cate, 1 Cir., 1941, 117 F. 2d 194; New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. v. Zermani, 1 Cir., 1952, 200 F. 2d 240, certiorari denied, 1953, 345 U.S. 917, 73 S.Ct. 729. What constitutes an abuse of discretion is often difficult to define on this issue and will depend “upon the facts of each case, the nature of the damages, the wrong to be remedied.” Bucher v. Krause, 7 Cir., 1952, 200 F. 2d 576, 587,…