Ducko v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge.
In this product liability action, the sole issue is the sufficiency of the circumstances surrounding a malfunction of an automobile to establish prima facie the existence of a manufacturing defect. The trial court determined the evidence to be insufficient and entered summary judgment in favor of the manufacturer. After careful review, we reverse.
An order granting summary judgment is appropriate when a review of all the interrogatories, affidavits and depositions of record indicates that there are no genuine issues of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as…
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