Brannan v. Slemp

This is an action for personal injuries arising out of an accident when defendant Slemp’s car rear-ended plaintiff’s taxicab in downtown Portland. The jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiff $5,553 special damages and no general damages. After further instructions by the court on damages, the jury then returned a verdict for $22,000 general damages, and $5,553 special damages. The trial court denied defendants’ motion to accept the first verdict and also denied defendants’ motion for a new trial, and defendants appeal.

The defendants present eight assignments of error, many of which pertain…