Court Opinion

ID: 9532028
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:17:19.706944+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:39.231126
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DARDEN, Judge,
dissenting.
I concur with the majority on all issues except issue one where the majority holds that Davis presented insufficient evidence that her sleeping ailment was caused by the collision.
*1223Our standard of review for sufficiency of the evidence is well-settled. We -neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. Wallace v. Estate of Davies by Davies, 676 N.E.2d 422, 426 (Ind.Ct.App.1997), trans. denied. Rather, we consider only the evidence most favorable to the verdict. Id. If substantial evidence of probative value supports the verdict, it will not be set aside. Id.
My review of the record reveals unrefuted evidence that Davis did not suffer from any major physical ailments or disabilities prior to the collision. After the collision, Davis, who was knocked unconscious, suffered from headaches, panic attacks, dental damage, pain and suffering, and a sleep ailment. She also underwent two surgeries for a torn rota-tor cuff. Davis testified that the resulting injuries and sleeping ailment were caused by the collision. Her testimony was supported by her medical records which the jury had the benefit of receiving.
Based upon this evidence, I cannot agree that Davis presented insufficient evidence that the sleeping ailment was caused by the collision. Rather, I believe that the majority has reweighed the evidence on causation—an issue that is most appropriately left for a determination by the trier of fact. See Estate of Pflanz v. Hunter, 678 N.E.2d 1148 (Ind.Ct.App.1997). I therefore respectfully dissent from the majority with regard to issue one and I would affirm the trial court in all other respects.