Stevens v. Frank

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, have appealed from the refusal of the court below to grant a new trial in a trespass action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the wife. The trial judge entered a compulsory nonsuit in favor of two of the defendants, and the jury returned a verdict for wife plaintiff in the sum of $200 against the remaining defendant, Warren Frank, and allowed nothing for the husband.

The reason assigned in the court below in support of the motion for new trial was the inadequacy of the verdict. Additional reasons are now. urged in support…