Frank v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion for a new trial, made by the defendant on the ground that the verdict awarded by the jury in the sum of $30,000 is excessive. The plaintiff was injured while a passenger in a bus operated by the defendant, the bus being in an accident. The defendant admitted liability, and the only issue tried and submitted to the jury was the amount of damages.

The principal injury sustained by the plaintiff, other than temporary injuries and the pain and suffering that accompanied them, was an injury to his right knee, resulting in a permanent loss of some locomotion…