Bachman v. Covington

Henninger, J.,

In this case, plaintiff, a pedestrian upon State Highway Route No. 22, was struck and injured at night by an automobile driven by defendant. He spent over two weeks in the Allentown Hospital, for which he proved a bill of $86 and also claimed for loss of wages, pain and suffering, and for disability.

The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $1, whereupon he filed a motion for a new trial based upon the inadequacy of the verdict.

Counsel for defendant is to be congratulated upon his diligence in finding the only cases in Pennsylvania which sustain his position: King v.…