Legal Opinion
Mozie v. Sears Roebuck and Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 20, 1993No. 91-CV-1132PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
This is a case in which a successful plaintiff has appealed the verdict as too low because of instructional error and jury compromise and she also challenges an allegedly erroneous credit awarded to the defendant, Sears Roebuck and Company. Appellant, Bettie Jean Mozie, appeals from a judgment in her favor in the amount of $37,500 following a jury trial in connection with a car accident, and the denial of her motion for a new trial. She contends that the trial judge erred in (1) refusing to instruct the jury on the malpractice standard of care of a professional and on the…
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