Jackson v. Depco Equipment Co.

Plaintiffs, Charles and Donna Jackson and Michigan Mutual Liability Insurance Company appeal as of right from a July 7, 1980, order entered in the Wayne County Circuit Court denying their motion for additur or, in the alternative, a new trial under GCR 1963, 527.1. On November 30, 1979, plaintiff Charles Jackson received a jury verdict for damages in the amount of $50,000. Plaintiff Donna Jackson, his wife, received a verdict of $10,000. Plaintiff Michigan Mutual Liability Insurance Company is the subrogee of plaintiff Charles Jackson’s employer, Jutton Kelly Company, who paid $22,000 to…