Taylor v. Mobley

In this statutory dog-bite action,1 plaintiff appeals the judgment entered in her favor because she claims the trial court erred when it denied her motion for a new trial or additur. In her view, the jury’s damages award, which failed to award her noneconomic damages for pain and suffering, was either (1) against the great weight of the evidence or (2) clearly inadequate because the jury ignored uncontroverted evidence of pain and suffering. Plaintiff also says that the trial court’s evidentiary ruling that precluded plaintiff from identifying the dog’s breed denied her a fair trial. For the…