Fornaro v. Jill Bros.

This is a posttrial motion bf defendant to set aside the jury’s verdict as excessive. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $85,000 as damages resulting from the wrongful death of a five-year-old boy, there being no cause of action for conscious pain and suffering. The decedent was survived by his 43-year-old father, his mother of the same age, and an 18-yoar-old sister. The father earns approximately $10,000 annually. The sister attends college. It was the hope and intent of the parents ultimately to send their son to medical school. It is evident from the size…