Legal Opinion

Giragosian v. Philadelphia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1959No. Appeals, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno,

This litigation arose out of a series of rapidly happening mishaps which found a City of Philadelphia dump truck leaving its own side .of the highway, crossing over to the wrong side of the highway, crashing into a car traveling in the opposite direction, then leaving the road completely to engulf a parked tractor-trailer, and finally emptying the garbage contents of the truck on to an innocent pedestrian waiting for a bus. Pour victims of the multiple collision — Rose and Sarkis Giragosian, who were riding in the oncoming car; Daniel P. Heatwole, driver of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mull v. BothwellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anderson v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. BILLOW v. Farmers Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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