Menezes v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Shubow J.

The plaintiff,2 injured while shopping on the premises of the defendant as a result of being struck by a hamper falling from a shelf, challenged the denial of her motion for a new trial based solely on her claim that the damages awarded were inadequate. The report does not disclose any request for a ruling addressed to the issue of damages. The plaintiffs brief contains not a single citation, makes no contention that the judge abused his discretion in any way, but is merely an argument for higher damages of the kind addressed to a fact-finder contending that a higher sum than the one…