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Thi s i s a s ui t by Bonni e J o M i l l e r a ga i ns t Thom a s A . Pa r ke r s e e ki ng da m a ge s f or pe r s ona l i nj ur i e s a s a r e s ul t of he r be i ng s t r uc k by a n a ut om obi l e be i ng dr i ve n by hi m . The j ur y f ound t ha t M r . Pa r ke r ' s ne gl i ge nc e w a s 49 p e r c e n t a n dM

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p i n i o n . Th e Co u r t, with th e c onc u r r e n c e of al l j udge s par t i c i p a t i ng i n t h e ca s e , m a y af f i r m

t h e ac t i on of t h e t r i a l cour t by or d e r w i t hout r e nde r i ng a f o r m a l opi n i on w

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s t a n ces exi s t an d ar e d i spo s i t i v e o f t h e ap p eal : ( 1 ) t h e Co u r t co n c u r s i n t h e f act s as f o u n d o r as f o u n d b y n ecess a r y i m p l i c a t i on by t h e t r i a l cour t . ( 2 ) t h e r e i s m

a t e r i a l evi d e n c e t o s uppor t t h e ver d i c t of t h e j u r y . ( 3 ) n o r e v e r s i b l e er r o r o f l a w ap p ear s . S u c h cases m

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p p eal s Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) . " 3 She a ppe a l s r a i s i ng t he f ol l ow i ng i s s ue s : 1. W a s j ur y ve r di c t s uppor t e d by e vi de nc e p r e s e n t e d ? 2. W a s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d a s t o de gr e e of a ppe l l a nt ' s c ont r i but or y ne gl i ge nc e i f a ny? 3. W a s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d t ha t a ppe l l e e ha d be e n c r i m i na l l y c onvi c t e d of " dr i vi ng w i t hout a l i c e ns e ? 4. W a s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d t ha t a ppe l l e e w a s not w e a r i ng hi s gl a s s e s e ve n t hough i n t he de pos i t i on he ackn o w l e d g e s t h a t h e cann o t s ee at a di s t a n ce w i t h o u t t h e m ? W e ar e u n a b l e t o ad dr e s s M s . M i l l e r ' s i s s u e s b ecau s e n e i t h e r a t r a n s c r i p t n o r a s t a t e m e n t o f t h e ev i d e n ce i s a p a r t o f t h e ap p e l l a t e r eco r d , an dal l o f t h e i s s u e s r a i s e dr e qu i r e a c ons i de r a t i on of t he f a c t s .

I n l i ght of t he f or e goi ng w e c onc l ude t hi s i s a n a ppr opr i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r m a nc e unde r R

ul e 10( a ) of t hi s C our t . 1 The Tr i a l J udge i s a c c or di ngl y a f f i r m e d a nd t he c a us e r e m a nde d f or c ol l e c t i on of c os t s be l ow . C os t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d a g a i n s t M

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