In February 1992, Mr. Kreher filed suit and a jury trial was held in May 1994. The jury verdict was rendered against the defendants, with the jury finding Mr. Kreher free from fault. The trial court adopted the jury's verdict in a judgment dated May 10, 1994. The defendants appeal that judgment. Mr. Kreher filed a protective cross-appeal to the jury's original general damage award.
Defendants assign four errors by the trial court.
Second, the judgment granting additur was improper because the defendants were not given an opportunity to either reject the additur or request a new trial. Third, granting of a JNOV was error because additur is the proper procedure to correct a damage award. Last, JNOV was improper because the jury verdict was proper and supported by the record. Additur is a remedy by which a trial court may correct an inadequate jury verdict. Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art.