ALEXANDER et al. v. KNIGHT

Practice — New trial — Verdict — Inadequacy — Personal injuries — Pain and suffering — Injury prolonged by emotional instability.

In an action for injuries arising out of a motor vehicle collision case, in which it appeared that the court below, holding that the verdicts for the respective plaintiffs were palpably inadequate, that as to certain plaintiffs the verdicts reflected no consideration, and, as to one plaintiff, wholly inadequate consideration, for pain and suffering, that the jury arbitrarily ignored established damages without proper necessity or basis for compromise, and that defendant was not relieved of responsibility for the injuries of one of the plaintiffs because in part they were prolonged by emotional instability, granted a new trial in the interest of justice, it was Held that the order of the court below should be affirmed.

Argued December 11, 1961.