Legal Opinion
Skinner v. Flymo, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 1986No. 218PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
William J. Skinner was injured when the blade of a rotary lawn mower came into contact with his foot while he was cutting the lawn at his employer’s residence in Warren County. He commenced an action to recover damages against five defendants, one of which was Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc. (OPEI), a nonprofit trade association whose members were manufacturers of outdoor power equipment. OPEI filed preliminary objections raising questions of jurisdiction. The trial court sustained these preliminary objections, holding that OPEI was not subject to the jurisdiction of the…
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