James v. Midkiff

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CARL B. JONES, Judge:

PlaintiffrAppellant appeals from a jury verdict and a $3,000.00 damage award in her favor in this personal injury action. Appellant claims to have been prejudiced by questions from Defendant/Appellee’s attorney over Appellant’s objections, eliciting the fact that she was a member of an Indian tribe and had access to free medical care at Indian health clinics which she chose not to avail herself of. Appellant further contends that the $3,000.00 judgment was substantially defective in that it was only compensation for lost income with nothing being awarded…