Court Opinion

ID: 9717371
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 07:02:32.110036+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:52.537084
License: Public Domain

TODD, Justice
(dissenting).
I would reverse the trial court. No reasons were articulated for granting the re-mittitur. This court should not speculate as to what motivated the trial judge. The verdict is well within the range of reasonable verdicts and therefore we should not interfere with the function of the jury.
I further would not allow the “Liepelt instruction.” All the arguments used by the majority in disapproval of the “counter-Liepelt” instruction are applicable to the original instruction. The best procedure would prevent the use of both instructions. However, if one instruction is given, the other should also be given as a matter of fundamental fairness.