Patchell v. Automobile Insurance

Opinion

DRANGINIS, J.

The plaintiff,1 Mary Jane Patchell, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the denial of her motions to set aside the verdict.2 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) denied her motions to set aside the verdict and (2) instructed the jury on damages. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have found the following facts as to the accident that is the basis of this action. On February 4, 1989, in North Haven, the plaintiff was driving an automobile when she was struck in…