Hendrix v. Stepanek

Bonnie Stepanek (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s order entered upon the jury’s verdict in favor of Wanda Hendrix (plaintiff), awarding plaintiff $80,000 in damages in this negligence action. On appeal, defendant argues (1) that the trial court erred in failing to grant defendant’s motion for a mistrial when one of plaintiff’s witnesses testified to an undisclosed opinion, (2) that the trial court erred in giving the jury an instruction to consider, when determining damages, plaintiffs loss of a normal life, and (3) that the trial court erred in granting plaintiffs motion for a…