OPINION PER CURIAM, November 28, 1972:
Judgment affirmed.
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...
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