REPA v. NAPIERKOWSKI

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIE DIVISION ROBERT REPA AND JEAN REPA, ) HUSBAND AND WIFE, ) ) 1:19-CV-00101-RAL Plaintiffs ) RICHARD A. LANZILLO vs. ) UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FRANK NAPIERKOWSKI, HILLTRUX MEMORANDUM OPINION ON TANK LINES, INC., ) PLAINTIFFS’. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL ) [ECF NO. 167] Defendants ) □ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction Robert Repa, a fire police officer, was directing traffic away from a fire scene when he was struck by the driver-side rear wheel of a tanker-truck operated by Frank Napierkowski. Mr. Repa and his…