A $5 verdict awarded to a woman who claimed to be injured in an auto accident has been upheld by the state Superior Court, despite her protests that the amount was miniscule.
In Ricciuti v. Estate of Pohlman, a three-judge panel affirmed an Allegheny County jury’s verdict in favor of Patricia Ricciuti and her husband. The plaintiff said she suffered neck pain and other symptoms after her vehicle was struck by another in traffic roughly five years ago. The defendants, who admitted liability in the case, were the estate of Stephen Pohlman and Mary Ann Lewis, the administratrix of his estate.
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