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Show MUST REDUCE VERDICT Award by Jury in Damage Cn.6e Declared De-clared Excessive. spe. lal to The Tribune AGDKN. WOT e In the District court todav Judge rJoWCll haided down a number of decisions de-cisions In the case of Y. O Piles vs. T II. Ballen-lyne, Ballen-lyne, ludgmsnl was rendered In favor of thn plaintiff for an aggregate of K447.I0, for an alleged al-leged violation of a heep contract. At Plaintiff's Cost. The case of .1 J Rrummltt v Sarah Jan Shaw, tho plaintiff being trustee of th estate es-tate of ESdroUnd R Shaw, bankrupt, was dismissed dis-missed al plaintiff's cost. The motion for a new trial In the case of J. H Wlnslcw ve. Clifford B. Potter was de-Died de-Died In the case of William Rrown vs. tho Southern South-ern Pacific company, which was before th court on a motion for now trial by the defendant. de-fendant. Judge Howull ordered that a new trial be granted, unlet within ten days from date th-. plaintiff shall remit ,,f the verdict ver-dict of $-an0 rendered by the Jury that tried the case. The court moki this order on the ground that tho amount of damage obtained Is cicesAlve, and In view Of the fact that the verdict was agreed upon by only six of the Jurors. |