Crotty v. Bright

The defendants raise five issues on appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that special circumstances require the exercise of greater care with respect to the defendant only?

2. Whether evidence of the defendant’s conduct after he left the scene where the accident later occurred was improperly received?

3. Whether the jury’s comparison of negligence was against the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence ?

4. Whether the award of $25,000 for pecuniary loss is contrary to the evidence ?

5. Whether a new trial should be granted in the interest of justice?

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