May v. Francis

CLAY Commissioner.

This is an automobile accident case in which plaintiff appellee, her husband and three of her children were injured. At the first trial the jury found appellant negligent and awarded damages to all of the plaintiffs (totaling $10,000). The award to ap-pellee was $2,000. The trial court granted appellee a new trial on the ground the damages were inadequate. On a new trial the jury awarded her $10,000, plus her medical expenses of $361.41.

Appellant’s first ground for reversal is that the court erroneously granted ap-pellee a new trial. We do not deem it necessary to detail the…