Kimmel v. Hefner

This suit involved two plaintiffs, husband and wife, both claiming damages as a result of the same collision. The jury returned a verdict for the wife in the sum of $13,000 but said nothing about the husband’s claim. The court informed them they were required to bring in two verdicts and retired them again. When they returned the second time, there was no change in the wife’s verdict, but as to the husband, the verdict read:

“We, the jury, find in favor of the plaintiff, Harvey Kimmel and against the Defendant. We assess the damages in the sum of $ No damages.”

The trial court accepted the…