Reed v. Hyde

HAIRE, Judge.

On this appeal from the entry of an order granting the plaintiff-appellees a new trial on certain damage issues only, the defendant-appellants contend that (1) the trial court erred in granting the new trial on the damage issues, and (2) in any event, if a new trial was justified, it should have been granted on all issues, including both liability and damages.

After judgment had been entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiffs, the trial court granted plaintiffs a new trial solely on the issues of punitive damages and compensatory damages for injuries to the person of the minor…