Glenda M. Hall, Mercedes Jackson, Curator of Glenda M. Hall v. James Brent Freese and Altruk Freight Systems, a Subsidiary of Roco International

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Mercedes Jackson, argues on behalf of her daughter and ward, Glenda Hall, that Hall is entitled to a new trial of her personal injury suit because of the inadequacy of the verdict. She further argues that Hall is entitled to a new trial on the basis of prejudicial remarks made by the defense counsel. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case for a new trial.

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In November 1979, Hall, a twenty-seven-year-old black woman, was injured in a traffic accident in north Mississippi. The van in which she was riding was struck by a…