Legal Opinion
Precopio v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1982No. 64690, (Calendar No. 10)PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
We granted leave to appeal to consider whether defendant City of Detroit’s claim that the portion of the damage award to compensate for past and future pain and suffering in respect to plaintiff Robert Precopio’s soft-tissue injury is excessive. We find the award to be excessive and remand for entry of a judgment of $132,900.
On September 30, 1972, a DSR bus struck Robert Precopio’s automobile. The accident occurred before the adoption of the no-fault automobile liability act. Precopio commenced an action against the City of Detroit, seeking "a judgment that is fair and just in accordance with…
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