Legal Opinion
FLATLEY BY FLATLEY v. Penman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 1993No. 5PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
In this appeal we address the scope of a release on nonsettling tortfeasors where one of three tortfeasors settles with the plaintiff.
Appellants Kevin and Kathleen Flatley appeal on behalf of their minor daughter Megan (the Flatleys) from Judgment on the Pleadings, in favor of appellees, David Penman, d/b/a Odyssey Builders, and Mark Randolph, i/a/t/d/b/a Mark Randolph Masonry. The case arises from injuries sustained by Megan when a privacy wall in a bathroom at her high school collapsed. Megan suffered a fractured leg and a crushed thumb. We reverse and remand.
On October 16,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Steuart v. McChesneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Buttermore v. Aliquippa HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Sparler v. Fireman's Insurance Co. of NewarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Gallo v. J.C. Penney Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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