Ledbetter v. Morrow

ORIE MELVIN, J.,

— The plaintiff, Hattie Ledbetter, and her husband Spencer Ledbetter filed a complaint against the defendants, Patricia Morrow and the Port Authority of Allegheny County. Mrs. Ledbetter was seeking damages for injuries she allegedly sustained when she was thrown to the floor of a PAT bus as it collided with defendant Morrow’s vehicle. The trial was heard before a special master with a jury sitting as fact-finders. After trial, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of liability but awarded no damages for lost wages or pain and suffering. Plaintiff filed this…