Haynes v. Hunt

Verdicts in favor of plaintiffs were returned by the jury in the within personal injury action. Claiming that the awards were inadequate, plaintiffs thereafter successfully moved for a new trial on the issue of damages only. Defendant appeals from the order granting such limited new trial. He contends that the trial court’s ruling constituted an abuse of discretion since the issue of liability was close, the damages were substantially less than the claimed special damages, and other circumstances indicate that the verdicts probably resulted from a compromise of the liability issue. (Rose v.…