Casselli v. Powlen

OPINION BY

DANIELS, J.:

BACKGROUND OF CASE

¶ 1 Appellant, Louis Casselli, tripped, stumbled and fell on a sidewalk outside of Appellee, Robert Powlen’s home. It is undisputed that Appellant broke a bone in his left foot in the fall. Neither does Appellee dispute the fact that Appellant incurred medical expenses of $1,578.00 for the treatment of that broken bone. The jury found that both Appellant and Appel-lee were each fifty percent negligent1 in causing Appellant’s fall, but, nevertheless, awarded Appellant “zero” damages. Appellant filed a motion for a new trial limited to the issue of…