Foster v. Catalina Industries, Inc.

I concur with the principal opinion except that portion concluding that the trial court’s denial of Catalina’s Motion For Re-mittitur should be affirmed. I respectfully dissent with regard to that portion of the opinion.

I agree with the general principles reviewed in the principal opinion concerning interference with a jury’s determination of damages. Thus, in a wrongful death case, the jury has extraordinarily wide discretion in awarding damages, and the trial court has great discretion in approving a verdict or setting it aside as excessive. Letz v. Turbomeca Engine Corp., 975 S.W.2d 155,…