Legal Opinion
Wright v. Engle
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1978No. 730 and 731PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
These appeals arise from a trespass action for damages caused when appellant-defendant’s automobile struck the plaintiff’s vehicle from behind. A jury, in the Common Pleas Court of Potter County, returned an itemized verdict for the appellee-plaintiff as follows:
“Loss of earning power - $20,000.00
Pain and suffering - 7,000.00
Medical bills - 3,140.60”
After defendant moved for a new trial, the lower court judge denied the motion subject to a remittitur of $2,110.20 to be filed by the plaintiff. The remittitur was filed, but defendant refused to pay the verdict. Plaintiff’s motion…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Bochar v. J. B. Martin Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Kemp v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Corcoran v. McNealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Martin v. SoblotneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Pratt v. SteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Martin v. SoblotneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- O'MALLEY v. Peerless Petroleum, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Mattox v. City of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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