Legal Opinion

Andrews v. Jackson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 2002PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.

¶ 1 In this appeal we must determine whether a jury may specifically find a plaintiff was not “injured” in an accident, and deny compensation on that basis, where both party’s medical experts testified the plaintiff suffered some injury. We hold a jury must find the plaintiff suffered some “injury,” where both party’s medical experts agree that the accident caused an injury, although the jury may then deny damages on the basis that the injury was not serious enough to warrant compensation. Accordingly, we affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history of this appeal are as follows. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neison v. HinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Davis v. MullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Majczyk v. OeschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Henery v. ShadleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Mano v. MaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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