Gomes v. Roy

The jury’s verdict fell short by six cents of the sum of the plaintiff’s property damage and his medical and hospital bills. The plaintiff suffered cuts over his left eyebrow and the bridge of his nose resulting in scars which were exhibited to the jury. According to the evidence, the cut over the eyebrow required suturing with two or three stitches. The plaintiff testified that he suffered from headaches over a six month period, that the scars made him self-conscious to the extent that he discontinued facing audiences or microphones, and that he “had a feeling of tightness” about the scars,…