Legal Opinion
Renner v. Lichtenwalner
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 6, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-3219PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
Following a four-day trial, a jury awarded damages to the minor plaintiff in the amount of twenty thousand dollars for injuries resulting from an attack upon her by defendants’ dog. Plaintiffs now move to amend the judgment in accordance with Pa.R.Civ.P. 238 (Rule 238), which provides in relevant part that where defendant unreasonably refuses a settlement offer(a) [i]n an action seeking monetary relief for bodily injury ... the court ... shall (1) add to the amount of compensatory damages in the ... verdict of the jury ... damages for delay at ten…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- John T. Witherow v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Jarvis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Amader v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Harold D. Hayden v. Scott Aviation, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Bullins v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Claude R. Fauber, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Bryan D. Fauber, Deceased v. Kem Transportation and Equipment Company, Inc., James E. Pfautz, Hudson Trailer and Truck Rental Company, Gek Rentals, Hughes Printing Company, a Division of Monroe Printing Company, and Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (Third Party Plaintiff) v. The Borough of East Stroudsburg, Third Party Appeal of Hughes Printing Company, a Division of Monroe Printing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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