Whitman v. Riddell

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court committed reversible error in allowing appellee to admit (1) evidence of 36 accidents and (2) correspondence between appellant and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. We agree that admitting evidence of the accidents was prejudicial error and, accordingly, reverse and remand for a new trial. We find no merit, however, in appellant’s remaining contention.

This personal injury action arose from a June 6, 1978 accident in which the automobile driven by appellee’s decedent collided with another automobile at the intersection of…