Handwerk v. Bortz
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
1Opinion of the Court
Henninger, P. J.,
In this action in trespass, in which liability was disputed, plaintiff won a sealed verdict for $500 marked “for pain and suffering,” although the parties had stipulated that the automobile repairs amounted to $200, a hospital bill of $81.90 and a doctor bill of $65 were undisputed and no allowance was made for loss of wages.
*257Plaintiff has moved to amend the verdict to include these items, but since this was a sealed verdict, we have no right to mold it after dispersal of the jury to include items not mentioned in the sealed verdict: Reed v. Kinnik, 389 Pa. 143, 150; Havranek…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Van Buren v. EberhardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Eastley v. GlennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Havranek v. PitssburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Reed v. KinnikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Hanus v. K. M. B. Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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