Watkins v. Burks

HOLMES, Judge.

The plaintiff sued the defendant as a result of an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and assessed her damages at $3,950. Thereafter, the plaintiff filed a motion for new trial. The plaintiff’s motion was granted and defendant appeals.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting the plaintiff’s motion for new trial on the basis of inadequate damages.

We do not deem it necessary to set out in detail the facts surrounding this appeal. Suffice it to say that there is competent evidence that the plaintiff incurred…