Catchwords:

TORTS – damages – motor vehicle accident – plaintiff sustained lower back injury – whether plaintiff also sustained injury to neck – few initial complaints of neck injury – whether trial judge addressed the significant medical evidence – adequacy of findings of reliability of plaintiff – reasoning insufficient to justify conclusion

TORTS – damages – quantification of loss of earnings – calculation of lost earnings based on workers compensation payments – lack of evidence of actual earnings – whether residual earning capacity properly assessed – basis of trial judge’s calculations not specified – matter remitted to District Court