Smith v. City of Miami

PEARSON, TILLMAN, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from a final judgment which was entered pursuant to a jury verdict whereby he was, awarded $441. The amount of the award is the exact amount of the doctor bills of the plaintiff for treatment of the injury which was the subject matter of the suit. The appellant urges that the trial court should have granted his motion for a new trial on the issue of damages in that the jury awarded damages for the plaintiff’s expense of treating his pain and suffering, but made no award for the pain and suffering. We agree and reverse.

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