Hovey v. Davis

In this personal injury action, defendant appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court rejected the jury’s initial verdict and resubmitted the case. She argues that the first verdict was proper and should have been received. We affirm.

Plaintiff sought recovery for personal injuries after her car was hit from the rear by defendant’s car. Before the accident, both cars had been stopped at a traffic light. Plaintiff alleged property damage, medical expenses and non-economic damages. After the jury was instructed on economic 1 and noneconomic damages, 2 it returned a verdict for $2,817,…