Legal Opinion
Lyles v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2104 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Before us is the appeal of Doris Lyles. A Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order granted the Commonwealth’s motion to limit a personal injury verdict to $250,000 and denied her motion for delay damages. We affirm the order with respect to the Commonwealth’s motion and we reverse as to the latter motion and remand this case to the trial court for disposition consistent with this opinion.
Lyles suffered permanent quadriplegic injuries in a March 11, 1979 automobile accident on the Schuylkill Expressway which she alleged was caused by the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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