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Dissenting Opinion by
Spaulding, J.: I join in Judge Packel’s dissenting opinion to the extent that he finds the jury’s specific award of $35,000 for pain and suffering excessive under the circumstances of this case. I do not, however, feel that we should usurp the jury’s function by arbitrarily setting the amount of such damages.
I would affirm the judgment of the court below with respect to the jury’s award of damages of $345,000 in the wrongful death action and $60,000 in the survival action, but would reverse the specific award for pain and suffering and remand the case for a new trial limited to that issue.
Document Info
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 525
Citation Numbers: 223 Pa. Super. 212
Judges: Cercone, Hoffman, Jacobs, Packel, Pee, Spaulding, Watkins, Wright
Filed Date: 11/28/1972
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 2/18/2022