Legal Opinion
Smerdon v. GEICO Cas. Co.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 2018No. 4:16-CV-02122PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. BACKGROUND
On April 30, 2016, Ms. Smerdon was shopping at Wal-Mart in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania when a robber demanded cash from a customer service employee.1 Ms. Smerdon and several others chased the robber out to the parking lot.2 The robber ran toward his car which he had left running.3
Surveillance footage shows between five and six individuals chasing the robber as he approached his vehicle.4 Two individuals among the several in pursuit caught up with the robber as he attempted to enter his vehicle.5 According to their deposition testimony, one individual lunged toward the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Lichtenstein v. University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
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