Legal Opinion

Spino v. John S. Tilley Ladder Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 9, 1996No. 3175PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEWEN, Judge:

Appellants, Francis and Louise Spino, have taken this appeal from the verdict entered in favor of appellees, the John S. Tilley Ladder Company (hereinafter “Tilley”) and M.A. Buten & Sons, Inc. (hereinafter “Buten”), following a jury trial in this action seeking compensation for injuries sustained by Louise Spino when she fell from a household ladder manufactured by Tilley and sold to her husband by Buten. Appellants have framed their arguments in support of their request for a new trial, as follows:

In this 402A case involving defective design of a product, did the trial court…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Dambacher by Dambacher v. MallisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Burch v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Hutchinson v. Penske Truck Leasing Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Spino v. John S. Tilley Ladder Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Mount Olivet Tabernacle Church v. Edwin L. Wiegand DivisionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Soderberg v. WeiselSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Bennyhoff v. PappertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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