Friedman v. Brandes

PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

In this rear-end collision case defendant claims that the trial court erred in granting plaintiff a new trial on the issue of damages only. Plaintiff’s claim for damages was $17,500, and the jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1,200.

Plaintiff, a lawyer, had on July 3, 1964, left his office going home from work, had picked up his 1962 Ford at its parking garage, then proceeded west on Market Street in St. Louis, Missouri. It was then daylight, a clear, sunshiny day, and the streets were dry. Between 5:00 and 5:30 p. m., the traffic was medium heavy, and…