Vega v. Mahfuz

KEHOE, Judge.

Appellants, plaintiffs below, bring this appeal from a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in a personal injury action. We reverse.

Appellants brought this action for personal injuries sustained by the wife and medical bills incurred by the husband for her. The matter proceeded to a jury trial after which, among other things, the jury was instructed that, if it found the wife had incurred reasonable and necessary medical expenses in excess of $1000, the husband should receive damages for those expenses. After concluding its instructions, the trial court presented the…