Svetik v. Svetik

ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the appellee partnership. The question presented is whether a general partner (Joseph T. Svetik) has a cause of action against his partnership for negligence resulting in personal injuries sustained by him as he examined the partnership premises. We hold that, under the facts of this case and the present state of the law in Pennsylvania, appellant has no such cause of action.

The facts are as follows. Joseph T. Svetik, an appellant herein, 1 and Michael R. Martino, Jr. entered into a written agreement…