PAUL v. KIRKENDALL

No. 7957.

123 Utah 627 (1953)

261 P.2d 670

PAUL et al. v. KIRKENDALL et al.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided October 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howell, Stine & Olmstead, David L. Stine, Glenn W. Adams, Ogden, Donn B. Downen, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

Young, Thatcher & Glasmann, Paul Thatcher, Ogden, Milo V. Olson, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents.


McDONOUGH, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff $20,000 for damages arising out of an automobile collision, for which defendant admitted liability, and from the trial court's denial of a motion for new trial on the basis of excessive damages.

Appellant claims here that damages awarded were "so excessive as to appear prejudicial." Rule 59(a) (5), Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, provides that a new trial...

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