Wheeler Ex Rel. Wheeler v. Cain

CARNEY, P.J. (W.S.).

The two cases were tried together below before the Trial Judge sitting without a jury. The Trial Judge awarded the minor plaintiff, Gerald Wheeler, age 17, compensatory damages of $25,000 and punitive damages of $2,500. He awarded the parents, Dan and Nettie Wheeler, $1,200 for loss of services, medical expenses, etc. On motions for new trials the Trial Judge remitted his verdict from $25,000 to $20,000 for compensatory damages and overruled all other grounds of the motions for new trials.

The defendants, Sara Cain and Howard Cain, have appealed from the judgments against…