Legal Opinion
DeVita v. Durst
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 24, 1994No. 1866 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, President Judge.
Faith LaRussa appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County which denied her post-trial motions after a jury rendered a verdict in her favor against Terry Donald Durst, Three Coast Carriers Inc., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Clifton Dale Pennington, Dale G. Reed, American Asphalt Paving Co. and S.W.S. Construction Co. (defendants) for personal injuries.
On April 25, 1988, LaRussa was a passenger in an automobile traveling on 1-81 North. LaRussa’s vehicle was following a tractor-trailer driven by Pennington. A…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Elza v. ChovanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Lewis v. MellorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Beechwoods Flying Service, Inc. v. Al Hamilton Contracting Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Kearns v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Cooper v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by18 opinions
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