Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. J. W. Bishop & Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 1980No. 817 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Transportation, has brought these two separate actions in trespass against defendants George H. Overmoyer and J. W. Bishop & Company, Inc. to recover damages for the collapse of state bridges, allegedly caused by defendants’ overweight vehicles. We have consolidated the cases for consideration because both turn upon the same issue.
The pleadings on their face make clear that the state filed its action against defendant J. W. Bishop & Company, Inc. 6 years and 11 months after the cause of action arose and against…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Gibson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Insurance Co. of North America v. CarnahanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Schmucker v. NaugleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. Musser Forests, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. J. W. Bishop & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Phillips v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Township of Indiana v. Acquisitions & Mergers, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Rockland Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SeymourCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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