Paulsen v. Gateway Transportation Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action for personal injuries arising out of an auto accident on July 20, 1965. In the trial of this case the plaintiff proved medical bills amounting to $1,318.30, and claimed lost wages of $2,800 in addition thereto. The jury returned a verdict of $37,500 on behalf of the plaintiff upon her claim that the accident occasioned the surgical removal of an intervertebral disc in February of 1966. The accident occurred when the defendant’s tractor-trailer struck the rear end of plaintiff’s vehicle, driving it into a…