Legal Opinion
Krivijanski v. Union Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 26, 1986No. 989-990, 996-997PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMILIA, Judge:
These appeals and cross appeals involve two actions which were consolidated for trial. The executors for the respective estates of Michael Krivijanski and Jeffrey Nassan sought damages from the Union Railroad Company under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Acts. (42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 8301, 8302)
The decedents were involved in a fatal accident while riding motorcycles on a private unpaved road owned by the Union Railroad Company. There were no witnesses to the incident and the cause was disputed at trial. The plaintiffs contended the decedents collided with an unmarked wire…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Danculovich v. BrownWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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