Hanas v. Rasmussen

STATON, Presiding Judge.

Walter Hanas appeals from a jury verdict rendered in favor of Ronald Rasmussen. He raises four issues on appeal:(1) Whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant Hanas's motion for judgment on the evidence;(2) Whether the jury's verdict was against the weight of the evidence and contrary to law;(8) Whether the trial court properly refused certain of Hanas's tendered instructions; and,(4) Whether the jury's award of damages was outrageous and improperly motivated.

Affirmed.

Private Ronald Rasmussen, a firefighter for the city of Hammond, Indiana, suffered a head…