damages inadequate

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damages inadequate - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  DAMAGES INADEQUATE. Such as are unreasonably low, and less than is required 
  by law. 
       2. Damages are inadequate, when the plaintiff sues for a breach of 
  contract, and the damages given are less than the amount proved. 9 Pick. 11. 
       3. In actions for torts, the smallness of damages cannot be considered 
  by the court. 3 Bibb, 34. See 11 Mass. 150. 
       4. In a proper case, a new trial will be granted on the ground of 
  inadequate damages.