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LOUISON v. CROCKETT

No. 87-491.

546 A.2d 400 (1988)

Rupert E. LOUISON, M.D., Appellant, v. Charlene CROCKETT, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Nash, Rockville, Md., with whom Alice J. Hooker, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Emil Hirsch, Bethesda, Md., with whom Stephen S. Millstein, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before MACK, BELSON and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

A jury returned a $725,000.00 award for the appellees, Charlene Crockett and Archie Ray Crockett, in this negligence action. On appeal, the only issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant Rupert E. Louison's motion seeking remittitur or new trial by reason of excessive verdict. Because the high award of damages was premised mainly on psychological injury to Charlene Crockett from which, it appears, she had...

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