GREEN v. LAFOON

No. 2764.

173 A.2d 212 (1961)

Roy L. GREEN, Lillian E. Herek, and Nancy Herek, a minor, by and through her mother and next friend, Lillian E. Herek, Appellants, v. Clyde A. LAFOON, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided August 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. McGarvey, Washington, D. C., with whom J. Robert Carey, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Francis L. Young, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Thomas S. Jackson, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b).


QUINN, Associate Judge.

A jury awarded Nancy Herek $50, Lillian Herek $100, and Roy Green $1,200 for personal injuries sustained when appellee negligently collided with the automobile in which they were riding. They take exception to the court's charge to the jury on the measure of damages, contending that failure to instruct as to certain elements of future damages resulted in an inadequate recovery. Error is predicated upon the court's refusal to adopt appellants...

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