James Terry Campbell v. James Jones

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. James Terry Campbell sued James Jones, alleging that Jones caused a car accident resulting in mental and physical injuries to Campbell. Marquiz Thomás, a passenger in Campbell’s car at the time of the accident, also sued Jones. Campbell’s and Thomas’s cases were consolidated in the Scott County Circuit Court. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict finding Campbell sustained $200,000 in damages and Thomas $5,000; but found Campbell to be eighty percent at fault, reducing his award to $40,000.

■ ¶ 2. Campbell now appeals, asserting the trial…