Roberts v. Dungan

CRAIG, Judge.

The administrators for the estates of John Albert, Jr., Connie Albert, and Jody Albert, and the guardians for Brian Albert, a minor, (collectively “estates”), appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County which denied the estates’ request for a new trial against Albert Dungan1 and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT).

The chief issues arise from the fact that the jury (1) found that DOT, although negligent, was not liable because of lack of causation, for a serious motor vehicle accident; and (2) awarded no survival damages on…