ARMSTRONG v. PAOLI MEMORIAL HOSP.


430 Pa.Super. 36 (1993)

633 A.2d 605

Dawn ARMSTRONG and Thomas J. Armstrong, h/w v. PAOLI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 20, 1993.

Reargument Denied December 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bruce Morrison, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric Zajak, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before WIEAND, CIRILLO and CERCONE, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to consider whether the trial court erred when it ruled that a jury award of $1,000 on a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress warranted a new trial on the damages question alone and whether the trial court erred when it refused to enter a judgment non obstante veredicto (j.n.o.v.). On both questions, we reverse.

As she was dressing her young son for a birthday party one morning, Dawn Armstrong...

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