Hendrickson v. Konopaski

In this action for personal injuries the jury returned a general verdict for $183,150 in favor of plaintiff, Kenneth W. Hendrickson. Hendrickson was injured when the truck he was driving struck a log which had fallen from a truck driven by defendant, David Treece, and owned by defendants Konopaski. Following post-trial motions, the trial court ordered a $100,000 remittitur or, in the alternative, a new trial. Plaintiff refused to accept the re-mittitur and appeals the order for a new trial. We reverse and reinstate the jury verdict.

The remittitur was ordered under the authority of RCW…