Keogh v. Maulding

In this action for damages for personal injuries, plaintiff was awarded damages by the jury in the total sum of $1,000. Plaintiff moved for a new trial, but only “as to the measure of damages alone because of the inadequacy of the verdict.” Said motion was granted. The order was as follows: “It is hereby ordered and decreed that a new trial be and is hereby granted to the plaintiff on the single issue of the measure of damages. Said order is granted on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the amount of the verdict.”

Defendant appeals and the sole issue involved is whether…