Griffin v. Griffin

Goolsby, Judge:

In this personal injury action, Henry Daniel Griffin appeals claiming that the trial court erred in not granting his motions for directed verdict and judgment non obstante ver-edicto and in granting Benjamin Franklin Griffin’s motion for a new trial after a jury returned a verdict in favor of Franklin and awarded him nominal sums for actual and punitive damages. Daniel also appeals the trial court’s order settling the record on appeal. We affirm the case on the merits but reverse and remand the settlement order.

His appeal raises the following questions: (1) whether Daniel was…