MATERN v. PHILLIPS

No. 8935.

8 Utah 2d 417 (1959)

335 P.2d 839

LELAND E. MATERN, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. RONALD D. PHILLIPS BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, HEBER PHILLIPS, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McBroom & Hanni, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Hanson, Baldwin & Allen, Walter L. Budge, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


WORTHEN, Justice.

Appeal by plaintiff, who prevailed in the trial court, seeking an additur to the jury verdict or in the alternative a new trial.

The case arose out of an automobile accident and was tried to a jury. The court found that defendant was guilty of negligence as a matter of law and so instructed the jury. The jury returned a verdict for appellant and awarded him $39.31 for damages to his truck, $315.28 for medical expenses, and $650 as general...

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