In World Oil Co. v. Hicks, 129 Tex. 297, 103 S.W.2d 962, 964 (Tex. 1937), the Court noted that "there are cases where a shockingly excessive verdict, and the record as a whole, leave no room for doubt that the minds of the jurors were so controlled and dominated by passion and prejudice as made them incapable of, or entirely unwilling, to consider a case on its merits." 129 Tex. 297, 103 S.W.2d 962, 964 (Tex. 1937) (emphasis added). The Court emphasized, however, that remittitur is the appropriate remedy "unless the verdict is so flagrantly excessive that it cannot be accounted for on any other ground." Id.