Cosgrove v. Fogg

The plaintiff brings this case forward on a general motion for new trial wherein the only allegation relied on is that the damages awarded by the jury are inadequate. That this furnishes ground for the relief sought in this jurisdiction is well established when a jury has been influenced by passion, bias or prejudice, or has disregarded evidence. Leavitt v. Dow, 105 Me. 50, 72 A. 735, 134 Am. St. Rep. 534, 17 Ann. Cas. 1072; Conroy v. Reid, 132 Me. 162, 168 A. 215. The principle is recognized in other jurisdic*465tions. See Benton v. Collins, 125 N. C. 83, 34 S. E. 242, 47 L. R. A. 33; 39 Am.…