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Jury award for general damages reduced to $125,000 as inordinately high; appeal otherwise dismissed.
The appellants appealed a jury award for damages arising from a motor vehicle accident.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal regarding the admissibility of lay evidence related to the respondent's claim for loss of future income as a hair colourist, finding it relevant and not prejudicial.
However, the Court allowed the appeal regarding general damages, finding the jury's award inordinately high, and substituted an award of $125,000.
The appeal was otherwise dismissed.
