Legal Opinion

Sehl v. Vista Linen Rental Services Inc.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 6, 2000PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORIE MELVIN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, Betty and Carl Sehl, appeal from the judgment entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following the denial of their motion for post-trial relief. Appellants challenge the trial court’s preclusion of certain testimony on hearsay grounds, its charge concerning successor liability, and the inadequacy of the verdict. We affirm.

¶ 2 The procedural background and relevant facts may be summarized as follows. Mrs. Sehl while working as a waitress at the Scanlon Family Restaurant slipped and fell on a wet rug, which had been laundered and delivered by…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Childers v. Power Line Equipment Rentals, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. McKEE BY McKEE v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Chanthavong v. TranSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Melso v. Sun Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Vojas v. K Mart Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. Concept Sciences, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Biddle v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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