Eichel v. Payeur

The issue in this case is whether the action of the Presiding Justice in setting aside a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $4,590 as inadequate was justified by the record. The plaintiff’s bills approximated $1,090 so that she received a jury verdict of $3,500 for her injuries at a time when she was 22 years old, unmarried, and had a life expectancy of 55 years. The plaintiff' received a laceration of her lower lip which required stitches both inside and outside her mouth and plastic surgery. In addition to pain and suffering at the time of the accident she received a permanent scar…