Warner v. Elliot

ALMO.N, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for a new trial filed by the plaintiff, Charles W. Warner, Jr., after the jury returned a verdict in his favor and against the defendants, Elsa Elliot and Elliot’s employer, the law firm of Owens, Benton & Simpson. The jury awarded Warner damages in the amount of $30,000. In his motion Warner alleged, inter alia, that the jury’s verdict was a “quotient verdict” and was therefore improper. The motion was denied, and the trial judge entered a judgment consistent with the jury’s verdict. Warner argues that the trial judge erred by…