Entrekin v. Powell

2THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Carol and Billy Entrekin, appeal the quantum in a damage award in their favor and against Allstate Insurance Company for injuries Mr. Entrekin sustained in a car accident on May 1, 2000, in the parking lot of Tastee Donuts on Bara-taría Boulevard. In a bench trial, the trial judge awarded Mr. Entrekin $9,500.00 in damages and Mrs. Entrekin $1,000.00 for loss of consortium. The Entrekins appeal, arguing that the awards were inadequate.

The discretion vested in the trier of fact is “great,” and even vast, so that an appellate court should rarely disturb an…