Legal Opinion

Sawczuk-Serge v. Township of Cheltenham

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Peggy J. Sawczuk-Serge appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) that denied her post-trial motions following a verdict for defendants in her action against the Township of Cheltenham (Township) and James Saunders for personal injuries she suffered as a result of a traffic accident involving a Township trash truck. The questions Saw-czuk-Serge presents are whether the trial court erred by (1) instructing the jury that trash trucks may travel on the wrong side of the road; (2) ruling that such trucks are exempt from the rules of the road…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BigelowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Conley v. MervisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Reimer v. TienSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. DeWaele v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. McEwan v. Yellow Cab CompanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Keffer v. Bob Nolan's Auto Service, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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