Dowdy v. McGuire

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Appellee, McGuire, who claims she was injured in an automobile collision, sued appellant, Dowdy, in the McCracken circuit court for $10,000.00 for pain and suffering, $200.00 for loss of time and $500.00 smart money, and was awarded a verdict and judgment for $1,800.00. Dowdy appeals, claiming that appellee was but slightly injured, if at all; that her incapacity, if any, she suffered was from an incurable disease contracted-long before the accident, and that the verdict for $1,800.00 is excessive, and so strikes the mind at first blush; that the…