What is the test for a jury to determine the quantum of damages awarded in a motor vehicle accident case?
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The following excerpt is from Nutri-Metics Intern., Inc. v. Carrington Laboratories, Inc., 981 F.2d 1259 (9th Cir. 1992):
The responsibility of awarding compensation for an injury sustained is committed in large part to the jury. Cunningham v. Simpson, 81 Cal.Rptr. 855, 859 (1969). We may not interfere with the award unless it was excessive as a matter of law or the recovery was so grossly disproportionate as to raise a presumption that it was the result of passion or prejudice. See id.
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