Occhipinti v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.

Mrs. Roy Occhipinti, appellant, obtained in the Circuit Court of Harrison County a judgment (based on a jury verdict) of $1,500, against Rheem Manufacturing-Company, Inc., appellee. Rheem does not complain, but Mrs. Occhipinti in this appeal contends that the verdict is so grossly inadequate as to evince bias, passion and prejudice by the jury; and that the trial court erred in granting defendant an instruction which prohibited the jury from considering the death of her unborn child as it affects her damages. We hold she is entitled to a new trial on the issue of damages. The question of…