Kwok Sui Chan v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

Defendants appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff $8,901.70 for damages arising out of a collision between plaintiffs car and a truck owned by defendant Fred Meyer, Inc., and driven by Bussey, its employe. Defendants conceded fault for the accident but disputed the causal connection between the accident and plaintiffs alleged damages. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff did not seek medical attention at the time of the accident and spent the first few weeks afterwards resting. Subsequently, he began to experience back and neck pain and other symptoms and went to see a doctor,…