Kalenevitch v. Finger

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from a grant of new trial by the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in favor of plaintiffs/appellees, Joyce and Barry Kalenevitch. The issues raised in this case call into question the appropriate parameters of the psychotherapist-patient privilege codified at 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5944. We affirm.

This action arises from an automobile accident between the appellee, Joyce Kalenevitch and defendant/appellant, Judith Finger. At trial, the issue of damages was ardently contested. Mrs. Kalenevitch attempted to prove that she suffered from chronic neck and back…