Legal Opinion
Baltimore v. B.F. Goodrich Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 1988No. 86-665PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Baltimore suffered a fall caused by the negligence of appellee B.F. Goodrich Company (“Goodrich”). The issue on appeal is whether the trial court properly entered a judgment non obstante veredicto denying Baltimore $64,347.00 in damages. The jury awarded this amount for income lost as a result of Baltimore’s disability retirement allegedly forced by the fall. The trial judge granted Goodrich’s motion for judgment n.o.v. on this element of damages. 1 on the basis that Baltimore had failed to produce adequate expert testimony to support a jury finding that…
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