Morgan v. Heinel Motors, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Plaintiffs, suing on behalf of themselves and their minor child to recover for injuries sustained by the child, obtained verdicts of $3,000 for the parents and $7,000 for the child. Motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial were refused. In refusing the new trial motion, the learned court stated that the verdicts were excessive and gave plaintiffs the alternative of remitting all of the verdict over the sum of $131.43 in the case of the parents, and in the case of the child, the excess over $6,000, or of retrying the case. The plaintiffs elected to file the…