Bennett v. Jones

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Susan Bennett was injured in a car crash caused by defendants. Defendants admitted liability, and the case went to trial for the jury to determine Bennett’s damages and those of her husband on his loss of consortium claim. Although the case was assigned to Fulton Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Long, a Fulton County magistrate sitting as a superior court judge pursuant to OCGA § 15-1-9.1 pre*715sided over the trial. The jury awarded Bennett $40,000 and her husband $1,400. Following the denial of their motion for new trial, plaintiffs appeal.

1. Plaintiffs first argue…