Petraglia v. Benincasa Const., Inc., No. Cv93 030 68 11 S (Aug. 18, 1997)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Memorandum Filed August 18, 1997 This case was tried to a jury which, on May 8, 1997, rendered its verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The jury awarded the plaintiff $117,000 in economic damages and $376,000 in noneconomic damages for a total damage award of $493,000. The jury found comparative negligence of 15 percent against the plaintiff reducing the verdict to $419,050, and assigned 60 percent liability to defendant Benincasa Construction (Benincasa) and 25 percent to defendant Bourke and Mathews General…