2003 Pa. Super. 231 - Lombardo v. DeLeon’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
states following
February 2016
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. Evans · Davis v. Mullen · 2002 Pa. Super. 251 - Yacoub v. Lehigh Valley Medical Associates, P.C. · Majczyk v. Oesch · 2002 Pa. Super. 173 - Andrews v. Jackson
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]ppellate review of a weight claim is a review of the [trial court’s] exercise of discretion, not of the underlying question of whether the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. Because the trial judge has had the opportunity to hear and see the evidence presented, an appellate court will give the gravest con sideration to the findings and reasons advanced by the trial judge when reviewing a trial court’s determination that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. One of the least assailable reasons for granting or denying a new trial is the lower court’s conviction that the verdict was or was not against the weight of the evidence and that a new trial should be granted in the interest of justice. '”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]he existence of compensable pain is, an issue of credibility and juries must believe that plaintiffs suffered pain before they compensate for that pain. A jury is not required to award a plaintiff any amount of money if it believes that the injury plaintiff has -suffered in an accident is insignificant. “Insignificant” means the jury could have concluded that any injury plaintiff suffered did not result in compensable pain and suffering. While a jury may conclude that a plaintiff has suffered some páinful inconvenience for a few days or weeks after the accident, it may also conclude that the discomfort was the sort of transient rub of life for which compensation is not warranted. •”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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