CAMPBELL, Judge.
The defendant assigns as error the action of the trial judge in setting aside the verdict and granting a new trial.
Under G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 59(a)(6), a judge may grant a new trial to any party on the grounds that inadequate damages were awarded which appear to have been given under the influence of passion or prejudice. A motion in this regard is directed to the sound discretion of the trial judge and it is established that "[w]hile the...
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