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subsequently went to Enfield Special Clinic for
stitches on my lip.
Petitioners testified to similar effect at trial, although
the “heart failure” could not be corroborated, and introduced the
referenced hospital records as an exhibit. The records show that
petitioner was treated on March 14, 1991, at Rockville General
Hospital for “LACERATION/WOUND CARE” and “SEVERE
HEADACHE/DIZZINESS”, and that he could return to work on March
17, 1991. Total charges of $749.24 were incurred and billed to
Mr. Oyelola’s insurance. The only other evidence offered by
petitioners consists of records from the Institute of Living
Medical Group, P.C., indicating that petitioner was evaluated and
treated on various occasions in 1997 and 1998 for anxiety and
delusions.
The foregoing record in this case does not support a
conclusion that the $30,000 was paid on account of physical
injury. The sole specific incident of physical injury argued by
petitioners, the damage to Mr. Oyelola’s lips, is not
commensurate with a $30,000 payment. In contrast, Mr. Oyelola
apparently waged a lengthy battle with stress, anxiety, and other
emotional problems. The notes contained in the records from the
Institute of Living Medical Group, P.C., indicate that the
ongoing racial discrimination, not the single physical injury,
was the primary source of Mr. Oyelola’s emotional distress.
While we do not dismiss the physical pain Mr. Oyelola experienced
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