Johnson v. Ostrom

THOMPSON (R. L.), J.

The plaintiff obtained judgment for $15,000 damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile casualty. The cause was tried with a jury. Upon motion, the court granted a new trial on the grounds that the amount of damages is excessive and that the judgment is not supported by the evidence. Prom this order granting a new trial the plaintiff appealed.

On the evening of September 22, 1930, plaintiff and three other men accompanied the defendant as guests in his Ford sedan on a fishing expedition from Escalón to the Stanislaus River. Only one member of the party…