Williams v. Shepherd

NEIKIRK, Judge.

Appellee Billy Shepherd, at a second trial, obtained a $7,000 judgment against the appellant, J. B. Williams, for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Williams conceded negligence. The amount of damages was the only issue submitted at each trial.

The first trial resulted in a jury verdict in favor of Shepherd in the amount of $2,-396. The trial court sustained Shepherd’s motion for a new trial and entered the following order:

“The motion and grounds for a new trial and or judgment NOV having come on *407to be heard, the Court adjudges that the Plaintiff, Bill…