Wright v. Mayberry

OPINION

HAIRE, Chief Judge.

We consider whether the trial court erred in finding that the jury intended a partially contingent verdict and in reducing the award of damages by striking the contingent amount.

BACKGROUND

As a result of a car accident involving Danya Wright (Wright) and Bobby Mayberry (Mayberry), Wright suffered cartilage and ligament damage in her knee. She sued Mayberry alleging that Mayberry was negligent. In defending, Mayberry contended that Wright was contributorily negligent.

Wright’s physician, Dr. David Rand, testified that he had performed arthroscopic surgery to repair…