Legal Opinion
Korn v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1986No. 2202, 2375PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a non-settling defendant whose causal negligence has been found to be 35% should be required to pay Rule 238 1 damages on the total amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff or only upon the portion thereof which the non-settling defendant is required to pay. The trial court determined the amount of the delay damages by reference to the portion of the award which the non-settling defendant was required to pay. We affirm.
On June 7, 1978, Rita Korn was injured when the automobile in which she was riding as a passenger collided with a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Daset Mining Corp. v. Industrial Fuels Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Hawthorne v. Dravo Corp., Keystone Div.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Richardson v. LaBuzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Rocco v. Johns-Manville Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hughes v. GAF Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Sherrill v. PORT AUTH. ALLEGHENY CTY.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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