Workman v. Marshall

This is an appeal from an order granting a reduction of the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial in an action for personal injuries tried before a jury.

The minor plaintiff (hereafter referred to as the plaintiff) was struck, while in a marked crosswalk, by an automobile driven by a daughter of the defendants. She suffered minor bruises and contusions, a lumbosacral strain and coccygo-dynia. Her medical expenses totaled $308 and it was predicted by her doctor at the time of trial (2 years after the accident) that she would have future medical expenses of about $50. The medical testimony…