Excessive damages
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Damages awarded by a j'liry which are grossly in excess of the amount warranted by law on the facts and circumstances of the case; unreasonable or outrageous damages. A verdict giving excessive damages is ground for a new trial.
Taylor v. Giger, Hardin (Ky.) 587; Harvesting Mach. 'Co. v. Gray, 114 Ind. 340, 16 N. E. 787.