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Personal injury lawsuits pay plaintiff
A woman who didn’t live long enough to see two personal injury lawsuits go to trial won both cases.
Janetta Kay Gregory, who died from something unrelated to the auto accidents, filed separate lawsuits against Gale F. Garvin, Jr. and Toby Brewer.
The defendants were ordered to pay $900 each in damages.
The lawsuits claim Gregory was injured on two separate occasions when the defendant’s vehicles hit her 1995 Geo from behind at the same intersection in Langley.
On April 22, Garvin was driving a 2003 GMC truck and pulled behind Gregory who was stopped on Highway 28 at the intersection of Highway 82. Testimony said Gregory inched forward then stopped suddenly, and Garvin’s truck struck the back of her vehicle.
Gregory went to the emergency room after the accident, but was not treated for any injuries.
The second accident occurred on May 20, 2003, at the same intersection under the same circumstances, but this time, Brewer was driving a truck that hit Gregory’s Geo.
Gregory was again taken to the hospital and checked for injuries with x-rays, revealing nothing.
On June 17, Gregory began seeing a chiropractor for injuries she claimed to get from the
accidents.
A lot of testimony was given concerning whether the injury she was being treated for was a previous injury or caused by the accident.
The lawsuit asked for damages not to exceed $10,000.
After the jury returned, they delivered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and ordered each defendant to pay $900 to Gregory’s estate.
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