Court Opinion

ID: 9728041
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 13:56:36.017484+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:45.332800
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Gordon, J.
(dissenting). I would uphold the jury’s verdict insofar as it evaluated the plaintiff’s personal injuries at $6,500.
There was evidence presented by the plaintiff and by two qualified medical witnesses. Their testimony contained proof of significant pain and disability and warranted the assessment as to damages made by the jury. The proof showed that as a result of the accident the plaintiff sustained the following: Backache, headache, dizziness, chest pain, leg pain, and aggravation of arthritis. She was hospitalized for a week.
*30The trial court offered no explanation to justify its reduction in the verdict. I believe that the record in the instant case supports the jury’s conclusion as to the plaintiff’s damages for her personal injuries. The finding of the jury should not have been disturbed.
I am authorized to state that Mr. Justice Fairchild joins in this dissent.