Legal Opinion
Blanchfield v. Dennis
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 5, 1981No. [No. 46, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDigges, J.
We here decide that, upon request, jurors in a personal injury case must be instructed that any damages they may award are not subject to state and federal income taxes.
In this medical malpractice suit, instituted in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, the jury determined respondent Dr. Lewis H. Dennis to be liable to petitioner Helena E. Blanchfield for misdiagnosing that she suffered from terminal bone cancer. Respondent, not contesting his liability, appealed to the Court of Special Appeals from the resulting judgment in favor of petitioner entered on the verdict in the amount of…
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