Miller v. Breidenbach

MESCHKE, Justice.

Amanda Breidenbach appeals from denial of a new trial after a jury awarded Roxann Miller a $400,000 verdict for severe whiplash injuries from Breidenbach’s car rear-ending Miller’s car. 'We affirm.

Roxann Miller drove south on Washington Street in Bismarck. Miller stopped in the inside lane for oncoming traffic to clear before making a left turn. Behind her, sixteen-year-old Amanda Breidenbach was driving south in the left lane, as well. When Breid-enbach dropped a glass of pop on the floor of her car and looked down, her ear hit Miller’s.

Miller’s neck and back became very…