The plaintiff brought an uncontested summary trial for damages following a default judgment on liability for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of mental suffering against her former intimate partner.
The defendant had pulled the plaintiff backward by her knapsack, causing a severe ankle fracture that required multiple surgeries, and attempted to strangle her.
The court admitted the plaintiff's medical records as business records but noted the lack of expert medical evidence.
The court awarded $60,000 in general damages and $30,000 in aggravated damages, but declined to award punitive damages due to concurrent criminal proceedings and dismissed the pecuniary damages claim for lack of evidence.
