Knoll v. Nussbaum

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of the district court.

On September 4, 1965, defendant, Donald E. Nussbaum, rear-ended a *12car owned and operated by Martin Knoll in which his wife, Shirley Knoll, was riding as a passenger. An action to recover the damages was commenced and, liability having been admitted, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Shirley Knoll in the amount of $5,000 and for Martin Knoll in the amount of $3,529.39. In this court the only question is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial based upon the grounds that the amount of the…