A. The supreme court may order that if the party who has recovered damages shall, within such time as the court may fix, file a remittitur from the judgment of the amount which the court deems excessive, the judgment as to the remainder of the damages shall be affirmed, otherwise reversed and a new trial ordered.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-2104

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

B. If the supreme court deems the judgment inadequate and insufficient it may order that if both parties consent to the entry of judgment for such amount as the court deems adequate, the court from which the appeal was taken shall render judgment for such amount, and that in case of failure to so consent, the judgment shall be reversed.

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