Legal Opinion
Toogood v. Rogal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 2003No. 11, 12 EAP 2002PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Justice NEWMAN.
In a medical malpractice action, a jury awarded Kevin Toogood (Appellee or Mr. Toogood) the sum of $465,000.00. This Court granted allowance of appeal to decide whether the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) erred in failing to grant the Motions of Appellants1 for nonsuit and/or directed verdict based upon the absence of expert liability evidence to establish medical malpractice.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Mr. Toogood was involved in two automobile accidents. The first occurred in 1989 and the second in 1992.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Salgo v. Leland Stanford Jr. University Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- Hightower-Warren v. SilkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Collins v. HandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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