Court Opinion

ID: 9791419
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:10:34.312548+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:36.144705
License: Public Domain

Finley, J.
(dissenting)—The facts as stated by the majority depict in my mind a most severe, serious, crippling and disabling permanent physical injury to a young woman, 22 years of age, with a life expectancy of 48.55 years. It is, and again as indicated by the majority, difficult to place a dollar value on physical injuries. In my judgment the damages awarded would not be upset by this court if arrived at through a verdict of a jury. Be that as it may, the evidentiary record here provides a range sufficiently convincing and broad enough in scope to approximate support for the award of damages arrived at by the trier of the facts—in this instance, the trial court judge. I would affirm the judgment for the reasons indicated; consequently, I dissent.