Thompson v. Dung Thi Hoang Nguyen

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case arises from an automobile accident in which Karen Thompson was rear-ended at a stop light by Dung Thi Hoang Nguyen. Thompson filed suit against Nguyen seeking compensatory damages for injuries that allegedly resulted from the collision. A jury sitting in Jackson County Circuit Court found in favor of Thompson but awarded only a fraction of the requested damages. Subsequently, Thompson filed a motion to reconsider and to vacate the judgment, which was denied. Thompson has appealed raising the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred by failing…