Legal Opinion
Posner v. Holmes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1999No. 97-CV-110PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge.
Appellant Posner brought this negligence action against appellee Holmes for damages resulting from injuries she allegedly suffered when the two of them were involved in an automobile accident. A jury, having found that Holmes was negligent and that the injuries suffered by Pos-ner were the result of his negligence, awarded Posner $80,000 in damages. Pos-ner filed a motion for new trial, asserting that the amount of the verdict was inadequate, but the trial court denied the motion. On appeal Ms. Posner contends that the denial of her motion was an abuse of discretion.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Sellars v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Hughes v. PenderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Henderson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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