Hallisey v. Ricardo

Beverly Hallisey (“Hallisey”), trustee of WPH Nominee Trust (‘Trust”), brought this negligence action to recover for property damage allegedly caused by the defendants, Richard Ricardo (“Ricardo”) and John Fontes (“Fontes”). After a jury verdict in favor of Hallisey against Ricardo, Ricardo moved, unsuccessfully, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Ricardo has appealed the denial of that motion as well as the court’s admission into evidence of certain opinion testimony on damages. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s determination of liability, but that a…