Legal Opinion
Frank v. Volkswagenwerk, AG of West Germany
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 70-2071PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
This personal injury case comes before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on the fact that both plaintiffs have previously compromised identical claims with the third-party defendant.
At 6:30 on the morning of August 5, 3 968, the plaintiffs were travelling south on Route IS in Bristol Township. Pennsylvania, in a 1955 Volkswagen. Suddenly a Plymouth, driven by third-party defendant Miller, hurdled the low concrete median strip of Route 13 and struck the Volkswagen head on. Both plaintiffs suffered extensive damages, not only in money spent…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hilbert v. RothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Thompson v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Schmucker v. NaugleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Hasselrode v. GnageySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- General Mills, Inc. v. SnavelySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Jiffy Lube International, Inc. v. Jiffy Lube of Pennsylvania, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan (In Re Kaplan)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Gail Esther Frank, a Minor by Her Parents and Guardian, Shirley J. Frank v. Volkswagenwerk, A. G. Of West Germany v. Rosaria Ann Muckin and Donald P. Miller, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Simmons v. Parkette National Gymnastic Training CenterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Wahsner v. American Motors Sales Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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