Korleski v. Lane

1. Damages. We agree with the circuit court that the jury’s assessment of $3,000 as Korleski’s damages for personal injuries was very low for the injuries described, but not so low as to require a finding that the jury was perverse.

2. Validity of apportionment of negligence. The jury must have found that Lane, inattentive to traffic approaching from the opposite direction, inadvertently operated his car on the wrong side of the roadway; that Korleski approached at an excessive speed, and failed to apply his brakes and get his car off the pavement to the right as soon as he should have after…