Legal Opinion

Kaplan v. Exxon Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 25, 1997No. 96-1495, 96-1519UnknownCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

In this slip and fall ease alleging negligence for failing to clear snow and ice from a sidewalk, the district court granted summary judgment to defendants, holding plaintiff assumed the risk of injury. Plaintiff appeals. We will reverse and remand.

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On March 13, 1993, Philadelphia was hit with a major snow storm. Leviek Street in Northeast Philadelphia was plowed, creating mounds of snow along the border of the street and sidewalk that remained for days. On the morning of March 22, 1993, plaintiff Judith Kaplan (age 30) and three others were waiting…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Morena v. South Hills Health SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Rutter v. Northeastern Beaver County School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Howell v. ClydeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Aaron Kaplan Judith Kaplan v. Exxon Corporation v. James J. Anderson Construction Co., Inc. James D. Morrissey, Inc., Third Party Judith Kaplan and Aaron Kaplan, at No. 96-1495, Exxon Corporation, at No. 96-1519Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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