Vargo v. Koppers Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
Darlene Vargo (Appellant), the widow of Andrew A. Vargo (Decedent), appeals from an Order of the Superior Court that reversed and remanded an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) denying the Motions for Post-Trial Relief filed by Koppers Company, Inc., Engineering & Construction Division (Appellee). The issues in this appeal are whether 42 Pa.C.S. § 5536 is a statute of limitations or a statute of repose, and whether the piece of machinery at issue here constitutes an “improvement to real property” within the meaning of the statute.
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