Rubin v. Fields

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Mary Jo Rubin and David Rubin sued Carol Ann Fields for personal injuries and loss of consortium respectively after a minor automobile accident. Following a defense verdict, the Rubins appeal.

At trial, Fields admitted that her vehicle struck the rear passenger door of Mary Jo Rubin’s automobile. According to Fields, as she started to make a right turn from a stopped position, she did not see Rubin’s vehicle and “bumped” into it, barely striking it. Although Rubin proceeded on her errands in another car and did not seek any medical treatment that day, she ultimately…