Morris v. Clawson Tank Co.

Defendant appeals as of right from a judgment entered after a bench trial for plaintiff in the amount of $130,439 plus interest, costs, and attorney fees. We vacate and remand for a recalculation of plaintiff’s damages.

Plaintiff, who was twenty-one years old and had a tenth-grade education, began employment with defendant as an unskilled laborer in November 1988. After a short training period, he was assigned to defendant’s total containment division, where he was required to place reinforcing plastic onto large underground storage tanks. In August 1989, plaintiff was assaulted in a…