Court Opinion

ID: 7550488
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 05:41:38.760767+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:00.967473
License: Public Domain

PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge, Pro Tern.,
concurring in part, dissenting in part.
I concur in the general damage award of $35,000.00 and the denial of the claim for past and future medical expenses. I dissent from that part of the decision which awards the plaintiff $40,000.00 in special damages for lost income and diminished earning capacity. The record does not support an award for lost income and diminished earning capacity.
Since the primary insurance coverage exceeds the $35,000.00 in general damages, I would dismiss plaintiff’s action against the underinsured carrier, Safeco Insurance Company.