Fair Debt Collection: 11.8.6.4 No Proof Required for Dollar Value of Mental Suffering
While testimony regarding the value of some types of claimed injuries, such as lost wages, is essential, evidence of the value of pain or mental suffering is not required; the jury is guided in its determination by its own experience, testimony of witnesses on the existence, cause, and extent of the injury, the arguments of counsel, and the instruction of the judge.727 Again, conclusory, general testimony is not sufficient to establish an amount of damages for claimed emotional distress.728 A nu