Pitman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from the action of the trial court in sustaining plaintiff’s motion for new trial on the issue of damages only in a personal injury case. The basis of the trial court’s ruling was its finding that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We affirm.

Plaintiff was involved in an automobile accident with an uninsured motorist. Her testimony and that of her medical witnesses indicated soft-tissue injuries to her jaw, neck, right shoulder, back, and right arm occurring solely from the accident. Some of these injuries were considered to be permanent by her…