MANKEY v. BENNETT

No. 92-2096.

38 F.3d 353 (1994)

Theodore L. MANKEY and Sherri Mankey, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Irma Kay BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Arnold, Donald K. McClellan (argued), Muncie, IN, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Thomas L. Wooding, Wilks & Kimbrough, P. Michael Miller (argued), Miller & Stewart, Fort Wayne, IN, for defendant-appellant.

Before KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and CURTIN, District Judge.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Theodore L. Mankey1 was awarded $574,521 in damages resulting from permanent injury to his knees suffered in an automobile accident caused by Irma Kay Bennett. The jury in this diversity case heard evidence that Mankey, a manual laborer, was left unemployable after the accident because of his physical restrictions and lack of education. Part of the calculation for the damages included Mankey's life expectancy and...

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