Norris v. Barnes

HANNA, Judge.

A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff/appellant, Sandy Norris, for her personal injuries. The jury assessed 60 percent fault to the defendant and 40 percent fault to the plaintiff. Plaintiffs total damages were $10,000. Judgment was entered in plaintiffs favor in the amount of $6000. The plaintiffs post-trial motion for additur or, in the alternative, for new trial, was overruled. This appeal followed. The plaintiff asserts that the trial court erred in failing to define the term “ordinary care” in the comparative fault instruction given to the jury, and in refusing…