Hunt v. Gus Gillerman Iron & Metal Co.

— Plaintiff, respondent here, sought by this action to recover the sum of $15,000 for alleged personal injuries. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000. On motion of plaintiff, this verdict Avas set aside and a new trial granted. Defendant appealed from the order granting a new trial.

The trial court assigned of record two grounds for granting a new trial, the first of which was that the verdict was so inadequate as to indicate bias and prejudice on the part of the jury. To say that the verdict is inadequate is equivalent to saying that it is against the weight of the…