Legal Opinion
Bigboy v. County of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 1984No. Civ. 28615PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
This appeal concerns statutory limits on the trial judge’s discretion to issue a conditional new trial order based on his personal opinion the damages were excessive.
Facts
Dana Lee Bigboy, age 17, was rendered a paraplegic when the car in which he was a passenger skidded off the outside of a curve and down a steep embankment. A lawsuit was filed naming the County of San Diego (County) and the driver of the car as defendants. After trial lasting over one month, a mistrial was declared because the jury could not reach a verdict on the liability of the driver. In the second…
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