Murphy v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.

Action for personal injuries. Amount of damages alleged at $25,000. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. The trial court sustained plaintiff's motion for a new trial, and the defendants have appealed.

Plaintiff, respondent, assigned fifteen grounds in the motion for a new trial of which the following three are pertinent here:

"3. The verdict and judgment in said cause are against the weight of the evidence.

"11. The amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff by the jury was and is grossly inadequate.

"14. The amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff by the verdict of…