Hammel v. Christian

I join in the majority’s disposition of all issues with the exception of whether it was proper for the lower court to permit the original defendant’s counsel to cross-examine plaintiff Lucille Hammel with a discrete portion of a joint tortfeasor release. I agree with the majority that the trial court did not err in allowing such cross-examination. However, I believe that the majority’s rationale is erroneous insofar as it relies for support on cases which interpret the *89common law rule for offer of compromise instead of cases which interpret 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6141, the law which governs completed…