Mize v. Hearst

Citations

• 130 Cal. 630

Syllabus

<p>New Tbial—Excessive Damages—Support of Verdict Upon Appeal.— An appellate court is not warranted in setting aside the verdict of a jury and granting a new trial merely on the ground of excessive damages, unless the amount of damages assessed is so unreasonably large and extravagant as to show that the jury were actuated by passion, prejudice, or corruption.</p> <p>Id.—Damages fob Libel.—A verdict of two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars against a newspaper for the publication of a libel, held not excessive.</p>