LEE v. BALL

No. 41686.

116 P.3d 64 (2005)

Barry J. LEE, Appellant, v. Christopher G. BALL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. Pehr, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Piazza & Associates and Carl F. Piazza and David H. Putney, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Before MAUPIN, DOUGLAS and PARRAGUIRRE, JJ.


OPINION

MAUPIN, J.

In this appeal, we clarify that a district court's grant of additur is only appropriate when presented to the defendant as an alternative to a new trial on damages.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The litigation below arose from a car accident in which the passenger in a vehicle, respondent Christopher Ball, sustained injuries after the driver, appellant Barry Lee, negligently turned into oncoming traffic....

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