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Jacques v. PaquinJacques v. Paquin

Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Oct 12, 1982
No. 82-054
Reporters:
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Before:
King

Memorandum Opinion

The plaintiffs appeal a verdict in favor of the defendant after *869three days of jury trial in ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍a rear-end automobile accident case. There having been no motion for a directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the sole issue is whether the Trial Court (Flynn, J.) properly denied the plaintiffs’ motion ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍to set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence and motion for a new trial.

The evidence was conflicting, but the jury did have evidence before it from which it could ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍conclude that the defendant was not following the plaintiffs’ car too closely and that she was traveling at a very low and reasonable speed. Because there was evidence to support the trial ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍judge’s decision to deny the plaintiffs’ motions, we will not overturn it. Rogers v. Pub. Serv. Co. of N.H., 121 N.H. 956, 958, 437 A.2d 263, 265 (1981); Gowen v. Brothers, 121 N.H. 377, 381, 430 A.2d 159, ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‍161 (1981); Kierstead v. Betley Chevrolet-Buick, Inc., 118 N.H. 493, 496-97, 389 A.2d 429, 431-32 (1978).

Affirmed.

King, C.J., did not sit.

Case Details

Case Name: Jacques v. Paquin
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Date Published: Oct 12, 1982
Citations: 451 A.2d 1283; 122 N.H. 868; 1982 N.H. LEXIS 479; No. 82-054
Docket Number: No. 82-054
Court Abbreviation: N.H.
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