Grant v. Chappell

Lewis, J.:

Plaintiff sued defendant for damages sustained in an automobile accident. During the trial of the action, plaintiff called as witnesses her two treating physicians. These physicians charged plaintiff a total of $3,171 in witness fees and mileage. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $13,000 and found defendant to have been 60% at fault. Plaintiff then sought to have the trial court assess as costs to defendant the $3,171 her physicians charged to appear and testify at the trial. The trial court refused to do so, and plaintiff appeals from that ruling.

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