Legal Opinion

Walker v. General Motors Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 10, 1989No. 02040PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MQNTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgement entered in favor of appellee after a jury found that appellant’s injuries were not caused by a defect in the braking system of the General Motors vehicle he was driving.

In May of 1982, appellant purchased a 1980 Buick Skylark from Kutner Buick, Inc. In December of 1982, while driving through Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, he was unable to negotiate a curve, allegedly because of failure of the ear’s braking system to operate properly, and crashed head-on into a tree, sustaining serious and permanent injuries. Suit was instituted against…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Bell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. HughesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baselice v. Franciscan Friars Assumption BVM Province, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Mohamed v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor VehiclesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Ludwig v. Osterland, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1989
  4. Mohamed v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Rodgers v. Breakiron, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1996

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