Legal Opinion
Ostermeyer v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 19, 1997No. 3100 C.D. 1996PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
The issue on appeal is whether the injuries sustained by an appellee as a result of his automobile accident were so obvious and severe that he was not required to present expert medical testimony at his drivers’ license suspension hearing, at which he attempted to excuse his refusal to submit to a blood-alcohol test following the accident, on the grounds that the accident left him too disoriented to provide a knowing and conscious refusal.
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANS. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. DayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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- Flanigan v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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