Hershberger v. Jersey Shore Steel Co.

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County entered in favor of the appellees/defendants, Jersey Shore Steel Company and Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center, and against the appellant/plaintiff, Ralph M. Hershberger, Jr. We affirm in a case of first impression.

The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict-winner, reveals that in October of 1986, the plaintiff, because of the relatives he had working at Jersey Shore Steel Company, secured an application, an interview and ultimate employment with the steel…