Dowey v. Bonnell

William E. Dowey and Elizabeth J. Dow-ey appeal from an award by a jury in the Circuit Court of Wood County for personal injury damages. The plaintiffs allege that the $6,500 award was inadequate; that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the issue of permanency of the injury; that the trial court excluded consideration of loss of earning capacity, loss of future wages, and erroneously excluded other instructions; and that the failure to award Mrs. Dowey damages for loss of consortium requires reversal. We find no error, and affirm the jury verdict.

On November 17, 1982, an…