Reid v. Hindt

BERGER, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether the trial court violated plaintiffs right to a jury trial by granting defendant’s motion for additur after a jury award of zero damages in a personal injury action. Appellant, plaintiff below, had moved for a new trial, and opposed the additur motion. Nonetheless, the Superior Court awarded $2,500 in additur, and gave defendant the option of consenting to the award in lieu of a new trial. Although typically plaintiffs move for additur and defendants move for remittitur, either party may seek that relief, or the trial court may impose additur…