Legal Opinion
DeFonde v. Keystone Valley Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1956No. Appeal, No. 186PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,
This case presents no problem as far as the applicable law is concerned. Where a person, having a choice of two ways, one of which is perfectly safe, and the other of which is subject to risks and dangers, voluntarily chooses the latter and is injured, he is guilty of contributory negligence and cannot recover: Haven v. Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bridge Co., 151 Pa. 620, 25 A. 311; Levitt v. B/G Sandwich Shops, Inc., 294 Pa. 291, 144 A. 71; Kaczynski v. Pittsburgh, 309 Pa. 211, 163 A. 513; Tharp v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 332 Pa. 233, 2 A. 2d 695. Here…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Rank v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Hogg v. Bessemer & Lake Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Tharp v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Haven v. Pittsburgh & Allegheny Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Fish v. GosnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Kaplan v. KaplanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Quinn v. KumarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Updyke v. BP Oil Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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