Gandy v. Herring
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAM, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff, Frances L. Gandy, $3,000. The plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, contending that the damages awarded were inadequate. The trial court denied the plaintiff’s motion, thus this appeal.
The plaintiff contends on appeal that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a new trial. She argues that her undisputed damages exceeded the amount awarded by the trial court and that she was, therefore, entitled to a new trial.
At the outset, we would note that a jury verdict is presumed…
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- Gray v. Commodity International Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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