BEER, Judge.
Appellant, Raymond Kimble, sued for wrongful death of his 16-year-old daughter, Susan. The jury returned a verdict for $5,000. By stipulation, judgment was increased by $1,346.38 to cover funeral costs. The sole issue on appeal is whether the jury abused its "much discretion" in awarding only $5,000 general damages.
Mr. and Mrs. Kimble, married in 1956, began to have serious marital problems in 1970. By then, the Kimbles had four daughters, aged...
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