Kiser v. Schulte

OPINION

MONTEMURO, Justice.

Appellants Daryl Schulte, Linda Fox Trinnes, and Edward Trinnes appeal from an Order of the Superior Court vacating *223the jury’s award of damages as inadequate and remanding the case for a new trial on the issue of damages alone. We affirm.

The issues presented for our review are: (1) whether the jury award of $25,000 for the wrongful death and survival claims arising out of the death of Kerry Ellen Kiser was so inadequate as to “shock the conscience”; and (2) whether the case should be remanded for a new trial solely on the issue of damages.

The pertinent facts in this…