Legal Opinion
Cole v. Altieri
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-2131PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
At the conclusion of four days of testimony a jury awarded plaintiff, Vicki Cole, $9,000 for injuries which she sustained when a horse suddenly tore away from a hitching post at defendant, Joseph Altieri’s, riding stable. Defendant now seeks a reduction in the jury award and asserts that the release for $7,500 which extinguished the liability of his former wife, Martha Altieri, should offset the award returned against him. See Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8321 et seq. Plaintiff, resisting this motion, contemporaneously…
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