Legal Opinion
Marian Gorlikowski v. Richard B. Tolbert, II and J.W. Express, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1995No. 94-3150PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Marian Gorlikowski $1,425,000 for injuries received when a semi-tractor trailer driven by Richard B. Tolbert, II, for J.W. Express, Inc., struck Gorlikow-ski’s vehicle. Tolbert and J.W. Express appeal, alleging that the jury was improperly instructed and that the verdict is excessive. We affirm.
I. Facts
On August 23, 1991, Gorlikowski was driving a tractor trailer down Interstate 65 toward Lafayette, Indiana, when he noticed that his engine’s temperature gauge was rising. At first, the gauge rose fairly slowly and Gorlikowski thought he could reach his…
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