Kaiser v. Stathas

MASON, Justice.

This court granted the application of plaintiff, Niles Kaiser, for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the trial court’s order granting plaintiff’s motion for new trial and remanding the case back to the trial court for reinstatement of the jury verdict.

Kaiser had instituted a law action in the Dubuque District Court claiming relief for personal injuries sustained as a result of an automobile accident. Trial to a jury resulted in a plaintiff’s verdict for $7500. After judgment was entered for that amount plaintiff filed a motion for new trial which was…