Legal Opinion
Norwin School District v. Cortazzo
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 4, 1993No. 1993 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGINLEY, Judge.
The Norwin School District (School District) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (trial court) that denied the School District’s post-trial motions and entered judgment on a jury verdict in the amount of $30,000.00 in compensatory damages and $4,698.10 in delay damages in favor of Joseph Cortazzo, a minor, and his parents, Gregory and May Cortazzo (collectively, the Cortazzos). We affirm.
On June 2, 1988, Joseph Cortazzo was seriously injured (fractured femur) when his leg was caught under a bar of a merry-go-round he was riding, which was…
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