Legal Opinion
Smith v. Fenner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 23, 1960No. Appeals, 36 and 37PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,
We have before us an appeal in each of two distinct actions: a personal injury action and an equity action, the latter seeking to render void a release given to one of three alleged joint tortfeasors by the plaintiff in the personal injury action. The basic issue is the impact, if any, upon this release of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (herein called Uniform Act) of July 19, 1951, P. L. 1130, 12 PS §§2082-2089.
Shortly after midnight on June 4, 1950, two automobiles — owned by Joseph Falcone and Ruth P. McBeth, respectively- — were…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Hilbert v. RothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Davis v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Thompson v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Mason v. C. Lewis Lavine, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Universal Cyclops Steel Corp. v. KrawczynskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Page's Department Store v. VelardiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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- Brown v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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