Levienn v. Metropolitan Transit Commission

OTIS, Justice.

Plaintiffs Joan I. Levienn (hereafter plaintiff) and Jerome J. Levienn (hereafter plaintiff’s husband) brought this action for damages sustained when an automobile driven by plaintiff was struck from the rear by a bus owned by defendant Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC). MTC admitted liability. After a trial on the issue of damages, a jury awarded plaintiff $5,500. Plaintiff’s husband was awarded $4,500 as a result of his wife’s injuries and $200 for vehicle damage. Advancing several grounds, including insufficiency of damages, the Levienns appeal from an order denying their…