Sanchez v. Galey’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 14 Cal. 3d 502 - Davies v. Krasna · 57 Cal. 2d 167 - DiGenova v. State Board of Education · 13 Cal. 3d 835 - People v. Shuey · Quick v. Crane · 38 Cal. 3d 425 - Searle v. Allstate Life Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“SHEPARD, Chief Justice, concurring and dissenting. I concur in that portion of what is evidently a plurality opinion which affirms the action of the trial court, giving plaintiff-appellant Sanchez the option of accepting a reduction in the jury verdict, or in the alternative granting a new trial. As to that portion of the opinion which awards ‘post-judgment interest,’ I dissent. The genesis of this prolonged litigation was the accident suffered by plaintiff-appellant Sanchez in November 1982. Action was initiated by Sanchez, resulting in a jury verdict upon which judgment was entered in October 1984 in the amount of 1.85 million dollars. By order dated January 25, 1985, defendant’s motion for a new trial was granted ‘unless a remittitur was accepted,’ reducing the verdict and the judgment entered thereon to the sum of $950,000.00. As is correctly set forth in the opinion of Bist-line, J. quoting the trial court’s ruling, ‘[t]he order dated February 25, 1985 ... which granted a new trial unless a remit-titur was accepted, effectively vacated the judgment and amended judgment previously entered on the jury’s verdict.’ Plaintiff-appellant Sanchez then initiated an interlocutory appeal, asserting error in the trial court’s action in vacating the jury verdict, and in the alternative ordering a reduction or the granting of a new trial. It has not been until today’s opinion that either the parties or the trial judge have known the outcome of that original interlocutory appeal. It sh”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“If, technically, the verdict is supported by substantial, competent evidence and it still finds the verdict excessive, then it must rule whether in its opinion the jury appears to have acted under the influence of passion or prejudice. In ascertaining whether the jury appears to have so acted, the judge looks to the disparity between the awards and to whether such disparity ‘shocks the conscience.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The damages awarded for the violation of civil rights appear reasonable in light of the somewhat unquantifiable nature of mental or emotional distress. The plaintiff’s evidence supports a verdict of $57,703 for breach of contract which is exactly what the jury awarded. The damages ... do not appear to have been given under the influence of passion or prejudice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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