Legal Opinion
Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. v. Mognet
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 1994No. 1590 and 1594 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Larry Mognet and Penn Eastern Corporation appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County of June 9, 1993, which granted a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commission) on the basis that there was no common law duty to protect turnpike travelers from domestic animals that stray onto the roadway in the path of oncoming traffic.
The case arises out of a collision which occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in North Middletown Township, Cumberland County on June 23, 1988, between a tractor trailer driven by Mognet while…
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