Huffman ex rel. Huffman v. Young

MORGAN, Presiding Judge.

After trial to a jury, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars for injuries suffered in an automobile collision. On appeal, defendant presents one issue, which is: “The verdict is excessive and indicates passion and prejudice on the part of the jury in favor of the plaintiff and against defendant.”

Plaintiff, then 17 years of age, was in the hospital from the date of the collision on May 6 to May 23, 1969. Upon admission, he was found to be in deep shock with a massive accumulation of blood in the abdomen. During…