DeEsso v. Litzie

*788 In this tort action, the plaintiff, Mitchell DeEsso, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, accepting the jury's verdict and awarding him $5000 in economic damages. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly denied his motions to set aside the verdict and to order additur because: (1) the jury's award of economic damages was contrary to the uncontested evidence of the plaintiff's medical bills and lost wages; and (2) the jury's decision to award zero noneconomic damages was inconsistent with its decision to award $5000 in economic damages. We affirm the judgment…