Court Opinion

ID: 4949482
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-09-24 12:50:06.506491+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:00:09.073063
License: Public Domain

[1] ORDER
[2] This case came before a hearing panel of this court for oral argument on October 19, 1993, pursuant to an order directing the parties to show cause why the defendants' appeal of a Superior Court judgment in favor of plaintiff should not be summarily decided.
[3] Lucille Tancrell (plaintiff) sustained a fractured ankle when she fell on a common-area stairway on premises owned by Andre and Susan Mongeon (defendants). A jury returned a verdict in the amount of $67,000 for the plaintiff, following which defendants moved for a new trial under Rule 59 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure.
[4] After reviewing the memoranda submitted by the parties and after hearing the arguments of counsel, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown.
[5] The jury verdict obviously took into account the plaintiff's unexpectedly long hospitalization when a fever developed after surgery on her ankle. We concur with the trial justice's finding that the jury had "clearly considered the evidence carefully * * * and their verdict reflected a very even-handed approach to both parties." The defendants' objection to the size of the jury award could have been addressed with a motion for remittitur.
[6] We are of the opinion that the trial justice did not err in admitting into evidence the plaintiff's medical affidavits and plaintiff's expert's testimony. *Page 260 
[7] Consequently, the defendants' appeal is denied and dismissed and the judgment of the Superior Court is affirmed.
[8] WEISBERGER, Acting C.J., did not participate.