Domenick v. Sigler

LORD, J.,

This matter is before this court on preliminary objections to the complaint in trespass. The suit involves an automobile accident which occurred on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge which spans the Delaware River which serves as the boundary between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Defendant contends the accident occurred on the New Jersey portion of the bridge, that the accident occurred in *766the State of New Jersey and that the court of common pleas is an improper forum for this suit. While there are no Pennsylvania appellate cases on point, an analysis of the…