Section 16-64-123 - Excessiveness of damages generally

The verdict of any jury rendered in any action for the recovery of damages where the measure thereof is indeterminate or uncertain shall not be held to be excessive or be set aside as excessive, except for some erroneous instruction or, upon evidence, aside from the amount of the damages assessed, that it was rendered under the influence of passion or prejudice.Acts 1901, No. 125, § 1, p. 196; C. & M. Dig., § 1313; Pope's Dig., § 1538; A.S.A. 1947, § 27-1903.