Jackson v. Leu-Pierre

Action in tort for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident which occurred on August 15, 1968, in Nashua. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $23,800.00 and defendants’ exceptions were transferred by Grant, J. Defendants claim that the trial court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion to increase his ad damnum from $13,500.00 to $40,000.00 at trial, in not submitting special verdicts on damages, and in not setting aside the verdict on the basis that it was the product of speculation, was contrary to the weight of the evidence and excessive, and in…