Perrault v. Emporium Department Store Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by defendant from an order of the superior court for Yakima county, Grady, J., entered December 20, 1911, granting plaintiff a new trial on the ground of inadequate damages, after a verdict of the jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for injuries sustained in a passenger elevator in a department store.
1Opinion of the Court
Gose, J
The plaintiff, in attempting to step into an elevator owned and operated by the defendant in its department store, sustained a serious injury, for which she seeks redress in this action. There was a verdict in her favor for $800. The several motions of the defendant for a nonsuit, a directed verdict, and a judgment non obstante, were denied, and the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial on the ground of “inadequate damages appearing to have been given under the influ*525ence of passion or prejudice” was granted. The defendant has appealed.
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