Legal Opinion

Baccare v. Mennella

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 22, 1976No. 1831PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, Judge:

In this appeal from a verdict in appellant’s favor in his personal injury action, appellant Frank Baccare contends that he received an inadequate verdict to compensate his losses due to the trial court’s error in failing to instruct the jury regarding future medical expenses and loss of future earnings. 1 Because we find that appellant failed to prove the probability of future losses, we affirm.

Appellant was injured in February 1968 when a truck collided with his car while he was stopped in the middle of an intersection waiting for some children who were running back and forth…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  2. Benson v. Penn Central Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Stevenson v. Pennsylvania Sports & Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Lorch v. EglinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. Schwegel v. GoldbergSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Daset Mining Corp. v. Industrial Fuels Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Pratt v. SteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Kearns v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Feld v. MerriamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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