Fudala v. Leedom

DOWLING, Judge:

Appellant sought damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He felt the jury’s award was too little and appeals to this court for a new trial limited to damages only. The main support for his claim of inadequacy is a personal colloquy engaged in by the trial court following the examination of one of the medical witnesses.

There was no real controversy as to liability; the critical issue being the extent of appellant’s injuries. Appellant *324sustained a fractured clavical, multiple right side rib fractures, a severely sprained wrist and a pneumothorax resulting when…