...foregoing notes. Works Well In Practice. — The right of the trial court, in the exercise of a sound discretion, when it deems a verdict excessive, and the result of passion or prejudice on the part of the jury, to refuse a new trial upon condition that the prevailing party...

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...excessive that seven-tenths of it will be remitted to prevent a new trial, can not but be regarded as the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury, and it is difficult to see how the vice in such a verdict can be cured bv a remittitur, for the passion...

...justly, that the verdict is so grossly disproportionate to the injury proven as to show that it was the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury, and not the result of a consideration of the evidence. The evidence going to show actual damages was...

...justly, that the verdict is so grossly disproportionate to the injury proven as to show that it was the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury, and not the result of a consideration of the evidence. The evidence going to show actual damages was...

...evidence is to carefully guard against verdicts based on insufficient testimony and those that are the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury. State v. Woodward, 171 Mo. 593; Bailey v. Gunning, 155 Mo. 682. (5) The court committed no error in...

...proper, were embraced in those given by the court. It Is earnestry Insisted that the verdict Is palpably excessive and the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury. In a case like thnt before us, where a young and healthy man has been made a complete wreck, so that...

...proper, were embraced in those given by the court. It is earnestly insisted that the verdict is palpably excessive and the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury. In a case like that before us. where a young and healthy man Las been made a complete wreck, so that...

...reversal on the grounds that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction, that the verdict was the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury, and that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a continuance. Defendant, a negro man,...

...jury. By assignment No. 20 he alleges that the yerdict is contrary to law, contrary to the evidence, and the result of passion and prejudice on the part of the jury. Obviously such assignments are Improper. An assignment of error must be directed to some specific ruling...