Nolan Ex Rel. Nolan v. Spears

CULLEN, Commissioner.

In her suit against appellee Clarence Spears to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident, appellant Berneice Nolan was awarded $2,000. Her sole ground of appeal is that the award is inadequate.

Appellant was 20 years of age and had been employed as a drive-in waitress. She sustained a broken ankle, a compression fracture of the spine, and lacerations of her nose and right knee. Her leg was in a cast for 10 weeks and her back was in a brace for substantially the same period. She was hospitalized for a week after the accident, and then was…