Legal Opinion

Wilkerson v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1987No. 2751PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Andrew Wilkerson was seriously injured when he was ejected from a tractor trailer which collided with an oncoming vehicle in Vernon Township, New Jersey. The tractor trailer was owned and operated by Lyle Jordan. The unit had been leased to Fisher and Brother, Inc., which, in turn, had leased the vehicle to Allied Van Lines, Inc. (Allied). The vehicle was being operated under authority contained in a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity which had been issued to Allied by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Wilkerson commenced an action against Allied and also against…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  4. Craig v. Magee Memorial Rehabilitation CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  5. Cipriani v. Sun Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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