Jacobs v. Pilgrim

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Susan Jacobs brought suit against Tammie Darlene Pilgrim for injuries she sustained in an automobile collision on January 21, 1985. Mrs. Jacobs received a jury verdict in the amount of $15,000. Her husband received $2,000 on his loss of consortium claim. On appeal, Susan Jacobs contends that the court below erred in allowing a psychologist to testify that her condition was the result of a psychophysiological reaction to stress, as he could not give his opinion with reasonable medical certainty; that he spoke of it as being a possibility; and stated that this was not his…