Legal Opinion

Sweener v. First Baptist Church of Emporium

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 1987No. 1 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1987PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a memorandum opinion and per curiam order of the Superior Court which affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cameron County denying motions for post-trial relief in a wrongful death and survival action brought by the appellant, Judith L. Sweener, 512 A.2d 58. The incident giving rise to this action occurred on November 22, 1981, when appellant’s seven year old son, Kyle Jon Sweener, was fatally injured while crossing a highway. Upon exiting from a bus used for transporting children to and from the First Baptist Church of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Piltzer v. Independence Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Sullivan v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. United States National Bank v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. K.H. v. J.R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Bloom v. DuBois Regional Medical CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Liciaga v. Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Motheral v. BurkhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Foflygen v. R. ZEMEL, MD (PC)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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