Bertram v. Wunning

DOERNER, Commissioner.

Defendant having admitted his liability for the accident which gave rise to this action, the sole issue submitted to the jury was the nature and extent, if any, of plaintiff’s resulting injuries. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,000, on which judgment was entered, and after an unavailing motion for a new trial defendant appealed.

The principal points raised by defendant concern the admissibility of the testimony of plaintiff’s attending physician regarding a hernia which developed subsequent to the accident, and the sufficiency of such testimony to…