Curtis v. Faulkner University

The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment granting defendant Faulkner University ("Faulkner") a new trial following the return of jury verdicts in the plaintiffs' favor. The plaintiffs are former students of Faulkner. Faulkner cross-appeals, challenging the trial court's denial of its motions for directed verdict and j.n.o.v.

Although it denied Faulkner's motion for j.n.o.v., the court granted its subsequent motion for a new trial and listed five reasons for doing so: (1) that the verdicts failed to do justice between the parties; (2) that the verdicts were so varying that it was apparent that…