Legal Opinion
Murdoch v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1987No. Appeals, Nos. 1235 C.D. 1986, 1320 C.D. 1986, 1436 C.D. 1986, and 1437 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
On January 22, 1979, Mrs. Billie Strawbridge was killed when the car which she was driving was struck head-on. The accident was caused when an on-coming vehicle hit a patch of ice on West Chester Pike causing the driver to lose control of her vehicle, cross the median, and strike the Strawbridge vehicle.
Britton Murdoch, Executor of the Estate of Billie Strawbridge, brought a wrongful death1 and survival action.2 After a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Estate on both the wrongful death and survival actions, apportioning liability as follows:…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Slaseman v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Smail v. FlockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Mars v. Meadville Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
- Burchfield v. M.H.M. Partnership, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bradford County1999