Legal Opinion
Klages v. General Ordnance Equipment Corp.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1976No. Appeals, Nos. 529 to 532PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
The instant case presents a question of first impression in Pennsylvania: Is the Restatement (Second) of Torts, §402B the law of this Commonwealth?
The facts are not in dispute. The appellee, John R. Klages, was employed as a night auditor1 at Conley’s Motel on Route 8, Hampton Township. He worked from eleven o’clock at night until seven o’clock in the morning, five days a week. On March 30, 1968, at approximately one-thirty in the morning, two individuals entered the motel and announced “This is a stickup. Open the safe.” The appellee indicated that he was unable to open…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Kassab v. SoyaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Whitner v. LojeskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Randy Knitwear, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Mike v. Borough of AliquippaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Thompson Farms v. CORNO FEED PRODUCTS, ETC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- National Controls Corporation v. National Semiconductor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc. v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Moscatiello v. Pittsburgh Contractors Equipment Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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