Zuder v. Gibson

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Richard Zuder, brought this action for injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle being driven by defendant Mark Gibson. The jury returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff damages for medical expenses and pain and suffering, but failed to award any damages for disfigurement and loss of normal life. In the instant appeal, the plaintiff requests a new trial on the issue of damages, arguing that the jury’s award of damages was irreconcilably inconsistent and contrary to the manifest…