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BARRON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-685.

494 A.2d 663 (1985)

Patsy A. BARRON, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Koenick was on the brief for appellant.

Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Charlotte Brookins-Pruitt and Candida Staempfli, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, NEWMAN, and FERREN, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

Ms. Barron contends the trial court abused its discretion by denying her motion for a new trial on damages only. She asserts that the uncontroverted evidence showed that as a result of the negligence of the District of Columbia, she experienced considerable pain and suffering as well as permanent facial scarring. She argues that a jury verdict which exceeded the undisputed special damages by only $38.60 was so inadequate as to indicate it...

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