Legal Opinion
Svetz for Svetz v. Land Tool Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 24, 1986No. 1712 and 1875PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
May a defendant who has been sued on theories of negligence and strict liability for damages allegedly caused by a defective product join as additional defendants those persons whose acts of negligence are alleged by him to be the sole or contributing causes of the plaintiffs injuries? The trial court held that such joinder was improper and granted the additional defendants’ motions for summary judgment with prejudice. We reverse.
Ignatius Svetz, while operating a motorcycle in a west-wardly direction on Route 422 in Montgomery County on June 5, 1980, lost control of his vehicle,…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Glomb v. GlombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Walton v. Avco Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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