Legal Opinion
Adam v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1997No. Nos. 95-6680, 96-5003PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case that arose out of a multi-vehicle accident on an interstate highway in Lexington, Kentucky. The lawsuit was filed by or on behalf of John Adam, who suffered multiple head injuries; the estate of his wife, Ann Adam, who was killed; and the couple’s six-year-old daughter, Rachel Adam, who sustained damages which a jury was to assess at $30,000.
Mr. Adam was hospitalized for ten days as a result of his injuries, and he spent the first five days of his hospitalization in an intensive care unit. Not until approximately three months had…
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