Legal Opinion
Baker v. Champion Motor Home Co., Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1987No. 20A03-8607-CV-190PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
Baker contests a jury award of $2,000 for injuries he sustained when his foot went through a step on a motor home. He raises two issues for our review:(1) Whether the damage award is inadequate as a matter of law.(2) Whether the verdict is contrary to the evidence.
We affirm.
The evidence at trial revealed, in pertinent part: In November 1978, Earl Baker, James Welker, and Baker's father went on a trip to Maryland in Baker's motor home. One day, as Baker was exiting the motor home, his foot went through the step. While Welker did not see Baker fall, he knew right away that Baker…
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