Harkins v. Ikeda

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

This is a negligence action arising out of a “rear end” automobile collision. On February 2, 1972, the circuit court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability and ordered that only the determination of damages remained for trial. After a jury had rendered a verdict of $40,000 special damages and $10,301 general damages in favor of plaintiff James A. Harkins and zero in favor of his wife, 1 the trial judge granted the defendant’s motion for new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the…