Davis v. Mullen

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• recognizing that “pain usually follows injury” and addressing whether a jury’s refusal to award pain and suffering damages is consistent with the evidence
• holding jury may refuse to award damages for pain and suffering even-though jury found defendant’s negligence caused plaintiff injury
• explaining that whether plaintiff suffered compensable injury and extent of such injury are strictly within purview of jury
• holding “a jury's award of medical expenses without compensation for pain and suffering should not be disturbed where the trial court had a reasonable basis to believe that: (1) the jury did not believe the plaintiff suffered any pain and suffering, or (2
• upholding jury award of sum for medical bills but nothing for pain and suffering
• new trial should not be granted where the evidence is conflicting or where the trial judge would have reached a different conclusion on the same facts

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