Remittitur - The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.
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Remittitur
(n) Remttitur is the order by which a judge limits the scope of the order issued by a jury or lower court to the extend of the prayers or requests made by the plaintiff.
remittitur
n. 1) a judge's order reducing a judgment awarded by a jury when the award exceeds the amount asked for by the plaintiff (person who brought the suit). 2) an appeal's transmittal of a case back to the trial court so that the case can ...
remittitur: legal process by which an appellate court transmits to the court below the proceedings before it, together with its decision, for such further action and entry of judgment as is required by the decision of the appellate court ...
Remittitur
The process or power of the court to reduce a jury verdict that is deemed to be excessive.
Removal of Case
The transfer of a case from one court to another, generally from state to federal court.
remittitur The returning or sending of a case from an appellate court back to the lower court, so that a new trial can be held (if so ordered), or that judgment may be entered in accordance with the decision of the appellate court, ...
REMITTITUR DAMNUM, or DAMNA, practice. The act of the plaintiff upon the record, whereby he abates or remits the excess of damages found by the jury beyond the sum laid in the declaration. See 1 Saund. 285, n. 6; 4 Conn. 109; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.
remittitur (of record): The transfer of the records of a case from a Court of Appeal to the original trial court for further action or other disposition as ordered by the appellate court.
Term: Remittitur
Definition: The process or power of the court to reduce a jury verdict that is deemed to be excessive.
Term: Removal Of Case
Definition: The transfer of a case from one court to another, generally from state to federal court.
If the court determines that the verdict is excessive in view of the particular circumstances of the case, it can order remittitur, which is a procedural process in which the jury verdict is reduced.
A remittitur damna may be allowed after error and this, although error be brought on the ground of the excess of damages remitted.
remittitur - The procedural process by which an excessive verdict of the jury is reduced. If money damages awarded by a jury are grossly excessive as a matter of law, the judge may order the plaintiff to remit a portion of the award.
see also additur cover mitigate remittitur
compare declaratory judgment at judgment injunction specific performance at performance
The trier of fact determines the amount of damages to be awarded to the prevailing party.
 See also: Judge, Award, Court, Party, Jury
  
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