McCormick v. Russo

HOLMAN, Judge.

In this action plaintiff sought to recover $50,000 for personal injuries sustained when she, as a pedestrian, was struck by defendant’s car. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendant and plaintiff has duly appealed.

In this court plaintiff makes the contention that the trial court erred in failing to grant her a new trial because the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. She also contends that prejudicial error resulted from the argument of defendant’s counsel. The extreme disparity of the opinion of counsel concerning the applicable law and evidence in…