The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled a $500,000 jury award to a Pittsburgh man who alleged his leg was burned by the friction of rubbing up against other passengers while riding in an overcrowded limousine was properly considered.

A split three-judge panel upheld Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alan Hertzberg’s denial of defendant Pittsburgh Chauffeur’s post-trial motions contesting the verdict awarded to plaintiff Matthew T. Deivert.