Gary v. Schwartz

This is a wrongful death action brought by a mother, Barbara Gary, on behalf of her 16-year-old son, Robert, who suffered fatal injuries on the evening of October 27,1969 when the bicycle on which he was riding was struck by the motor vehicle being driven by the defendant’s 20-year-old son, David Schwartz. After a four-day trial the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $100,510.40, cqmprised of special damages of $2,510.40 and general damages of $98,000.

The following morning both counsel appeared in the court’s chambers and defendant’s attorney presented his post-trial…