McVay v. Cowger

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellee was burning stumps on his land when the fire got out of control and destroyed appellants’ house and most of their possessions. The appellants brought suit asking $75,000 in damages but the jury gave them a verdict for only $7,500. Their motion for a new trial alleging insufficiency of damages was denied. This appeal is from that denial and comes to this court as a tort action pursuant to Rule 29 (1) (o). Appellants’s sole point of appeal is stated as follows:

The trial court erred, as a matter of law, in denying appellants’ motion to set aside the jury’s…