Bonner v. Los Angeles Examiner

This is an appeal from an order granting defendant’s motion for a new trial in an action for damages for libel. The jury awarded $30,000 as compensatory damages and $45,000 as exemplary damages. The order for new trial was granted upon the following grounds: “ (1) Excessive damages, appearing to have been given under the influence of passion or prejudice; (2) Insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict; (3J That the verdict is against the law; (4) Error in law, occurring at the trial and excepted to by the defendant.” Where such a motion is granted for insufficiency of evidence to…