Hannay v. Department of Transportation

In this personal injury case, defendant, the Department of Transportation, appeals as of right and plaintiff, Heather Lynn Hannay, cross-appeals the Court of Claims’ judgment following a bench trial. Defendant argues that the Court of Claims erred by awarding economic damages to plaintiff and, alternatively, that the Court of Claims’ damage calculation was clearly erroneous. Plaintiff argues that the Court of Claims clearly erred by calculating her work-loss damages on the basis of part-time employment. Because we conclude that defendant was liable for the economic damages awarded to…