Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Johnson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 16, 1970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
The Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in her favor for damages for personal injuries received in an automobile accident on the ground that the damages were inadequate. She seeks an Additur or in the alternative a new trial on damages only.
The accident occurred in May 1965. Liability is to be determined at common law, and not under the “comparative negligence” statute of 1967. 14 M.R.S.A. § 156. Negligence of the Defendant and lack of contributory negligence of the Plaintiff are not disputed.
Without question, the Plaintiff received severe injuries. The question is what portion…
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