Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Anderson

HOLMES, Judge.

This is an appeal by appellant-insurer, defendant below, from an order by the trial court granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial because of inadequacy of the damages assessed.

Suit was brought by a father and his minor son directly against the defendant-insurer under the uninsured motorist provisions of two policies. The complaint as ultimately received by the jury consisted of two counts. One count (Count III) alleged that the plaintiffs were due the combined sum of the policies, which was $20,000, as a result of personal injuries suffered from an automobile accident; and…