FIRST-BLUSH RULE

By SovConn | January 23, 2016

first-blush rule.The common-law principle that allows a court to set aside a verdict as

excessive because the verdict causes the mind to immediately conclude that it resulted from

passion or prejudice on the part of the jury. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2345; New Trial

77(2).C.J.S. New Trial §§ 101, 103.][Blacks Law 8th]