MA v. RUSSELL

No. 38817.

71 Wn.2d 657 (1967)

430 P.2d 518

ANDREW MA et al., Plaintiffs, CHRISTINE CHUI, Appellant, v. JAMES E. RUSSELL et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

July 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey & Pruzan, by Jack M. Sawyer, for appellant.

Reed, McClure & Moceri and Hugh A. McClure, for respondents.


ROSELLINI, J.

The question on this appeal is whether the damages awarded by the jury were so excessive as unmistakably to indicate that the amount of the verdict must have been the result of passion or prejudice. The trial court reduced a verdict of $49,500 to $30,000, granting in the alternative a new trial. The plaintiff Christine Chui, in whose favor this verdict was rendered, has appealed, contending it was justified upon the evidence.

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