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CARTER v. REESE

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150 Ga. App. 494 (1979)

258 S.E.2d 165

CARTER et al. v. REESE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 5, 1979.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myers, Parks & Fennessy, Michael A. Fennessy, for appellants.

Smith & Jones, Henry O. Jones, III, for appellee.

DEEN, Chief Judge.

1. "In an action for damages for personal injuries, as a general rule, the amount of damages is a question for the jury. But if the evidence authorizes a recovery by the plaintiff, and the verdict finding in favor of the plaintiff's right to recover fixes such a small amount of damages as will justify the inference of gross mistake or undue bias, a new trial should be granted." Anglin v. City of Columbus, 128 Ga. 469 (1) (57 SE 780) (1907...

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