Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Savage
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 1991No. 00155PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*326BECK, Judge:
The issue is whether summary judgment may be had where the moving party supports his motion with the deposition testimony of allegedly disinterested witnesses and the testimony of the movant himself.
We hold that proper application of the rule announced in Nanty-Glo Borough v. American Surety Co., 309 Pa. 236, 163 A. 523 (1932), forbids entry of summary judgment in these circumstances.
This case arose out of an accident that occurred on April 24, 1986 on the premises of Pennsylvania House, a manufacturing facility in Lewisburg. Pennsylvania House contracted with Beery Building and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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