Legal Opinion

Shaffer v. Pullman Trailmobile, Division of M.W. Kellogg Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 1987No. 1290PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*202TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant, Pullman Trailmobile, a division of M.W. Kellogg Co. (Pullman), appeals from the judgment entered following the jury verdict and the Order entered by the court below on August 12, 1986, denying Pullman’s motion for post-trial relief.

The facts surrounding the appeal are as follows. Appellee, Millard J. Shaffer, was employed as a truck driver to haul steel, interstate, on flatbed trailers. On August 22, 1979, appellee was assigned to pick up a trailer which had previously been loaded; his job was to tie down the load with chains. The chains were tied around the load and…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Exxon Corporation v. Texas Motor Exchange of Houston, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Dambacher by Dambacher v. MallisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Thorsen v. Iron and Glass BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Overseas Motors, Inc. v. Import Motors Limited, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Grant v. GAF Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Horowitz v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Brown v. Philadelphia Tribune Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Christopher v. Council of Plymouth TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Frederick v. American Hardware Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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