Pierson v. M. M. Bus Company

Mrs. Pansy E. Pierson brought suit against M. & M. Bus Company for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her while riding as a passenger on a bus operated by the defendant as a carrier for hire. She sued for $15,000 as general damages and for $390.15 as special damages. The jury found a verdict in her favor for $390.15. She filed a motion for a new trial on the general grounds, and on one special ground setting up that the verdict was inadequate, unfair, unjust, and contrary to the evidence, and was so small that it demanded a conclusion of gross mistake or undue bias on the…