Legal Opinion

Smith v. Exxon Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 9, 1994PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of September 21, 1993, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County sustaining the preliminary objections of appellee (“Exxon”) and dismissing appellant’s complaint. We are presented with the question of whether the lower court erred in determining that, as a matter of law, Exxon owed no duty to appellant. Upon review, we affirm.

The record reveals that on August 1, 1989, appellant was assaulted and raped by Gerald Daniels while working the nightshift at the Blue Chip Mini-Mart in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Appellant filed two…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Schott v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Pawlowski v. SmortoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Kyle v. McNamara & CristeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. D'Antona v. Hampton Grinding Wheel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Green v. Independent Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by9 opinions

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