Legal Opinion
Skrbina v. Pennsylvania Department of Highways
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-1075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SNYDER, District Judge.
On May 22, 1977, Paul Skrbina, a resident of Ohio, was seriously injured while driving his motorcycle on a road in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, when he swerved to avoid a “pothole” 1 , struck another “pothole” and was thrown to the ground. He alleges that the Pennsylvania Department of Highways (PennDOT) was negligent in failing to maintain the roadway and/or in failing to warn motorists of the danger. He also alleges that Pavement Specialists, Inc., a Missouri corporation, engaged then in repairing the road under a contract with PennDOT, failed to warn of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Murray v. Wilson Distilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Greenfield v. VesellaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Goad v. Pennsylvania, Department of TransportationDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Francesco v. White Tiger Transportation Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- HBE Leasing Corp. v. Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982