Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Freeman
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided December 20, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PAUL G. LEVY, J.A.D.
A jury found that plaintiff, a cashier employed at a supermarket, did not qualify for an award of non-economic damages under the ninth category of qualifying injuries under the “verbal threshold” statute (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8a), yet it awarded her an economic loss for lost wages. Plaintiffs appeal focuses on the issue of whether her injuries had a “serious impact on the plaintiff and her life,” a factual determination to be made by the jury. We hold that the jury instructions regarding this issue were misleading and clearly capable of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Latta v. CaulfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Loftus-Smith v. HenryNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996
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3Cited by6 opinions
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