Peterson v. Shreiner

¶ 1 Appellant, Michael Shreiner (“Shreiner”), appeals from an order entered January 18, 2002, in the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County granting the motion of Appellees, Tomalyn and Thomas Peterson (the “Petersons”), for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) and a new trial. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Mrs. Peterson and Shreiner were involved in a motor vehicle accident on January 4, 1999. The facts taken from the trial court opinion follow:

[Mrs. Peterson] reported no injury at the scene of the accident. Her condition,…