Heald v. Cox

This is a suit for personal injuries caused by a fall from a horse. The trial resulted in a jury verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $1,750.00. Plaintiff filed a motion for new trial limited to the issue of damages only, and in connection therewith, alleged that the jury’s award was “totally, wholly and grossly inadequate”. Defendant, on the other hand, filed an after trial motion for judgment in accordance with his motions for directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence.

The trial court overruled the defendant’s motion and sustained…