Legal Opinion
Kondaurov v. Kerdasha
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 16, 2005No. Record 042077PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.
In this appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in a personal injury case, the dispositive question is whether the jury was permitted to consider non-recoverable elements in awarding damages for emotional distress.
Facts
The facts will be stated in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the prevailing party at trial. On November 16, 1998, Eve I. Kerdasha, the plaintiff, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Route 110 in Arlington County. She was following a car driven by her boyfriend, David Postlewaite. Behind the plaintiff was a large tour bus…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Bradner v. MitchellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Daughen v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Rabideau v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
- Maroulis v. ElliottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
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3Cited by1 opinion
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