· 10/30/1992
Dixon v. Prothro
Citations
- 840 P.2d 491
- 251 Kan. 767
- 1992 Kan. LEXIS 173
How courts have described this case
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- stating that additur is not favored under Kansas law
- court may increase inadequate jury verdict without consent of prevailing party only where (1) court is authorized by statute to amend or correct a verdict defective in form only; (2
- “Juries, and their position as fact-finding bodies, have such an important place in our system and histoiy that any attempt to curtail the right to jury trial should be examined with the utmost care.”
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Judges: Lockett
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