Hughes v. Palermo

CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, Marcia L. Palermo 1 , appeals from a judgment in the amount of $42,500.00, entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Celeste A. Hughes, in an action for bodily injury arising out of an automobile accident. We affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that defendant got in her car to exit a parking lot the evening of February 4, 1990, and discovered her windshield was frosted. Defendant scraped the exterior of her windshield, and attempted to thaw the interior with the defroster. Defendant exited the parking lot and proceeded driving eastbound on Highway…