Roth v. Zukowski

RENDLEN, Judge.

The parties appeal from judgments entered upon jury verdicts for plaintiffs Jan and Theresa Zukowski of $150,000 and $20,000 respectively as compensation for damages sustained when Jan received an electrical shock while performing as a musician at The Brief Encounter, a nightclub operated by defendant’s lessee on property owned by defendant. Plaintiffs, arguing for increased damages, challenge the trial court’s method of calculating the judgment, while defendant, seeking reversal, contends that plaintiffs failed to make a submissible case. We granted transfer to consider the…