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WILLMORE v. HERTZ CORPORATION

Civ. A. No. 5641.

322 F.Supp. 444 (1969)

Joseph Earl WILLMORE, Plaintiff, v. HERTZ CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, and Rembrandt, Inc., a Missouri corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Michigan, S. D.

November 3, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newman & Mackay, Lansing, Mich., for plaintiff; Fred C. Newman, Lansing, Mich., of counsel.

Smith, Haughey & Rice, Grand Rapids, Mich., for defendants; David O. Haughey, Grand Rapids, Mich., of counsel.

OPINION ON MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

FOX, District Judge.

Following a $75,000 jury verdict for plaintiff in this personal injury action, defendants move for a new trial. In support of this motion they urge the following:

(1) Defendants claim the verdict is excessive and not justified by the evidence.

The award of damages in personal injury cases is in the sound discretion of the jury. The court will not substitute its own judgment for that of...

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