Legal Opinion
Kenny v. Alexson Equipment Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 1981No. 80-3-759PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
Gerard M. Kenny (Kenny) and his wife, Kathleen Kenny, instituted suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County as a result of injuries sustained by Kenny on Novem*112ber 8, 1973 while riding on a construction elevator powered from ground level by a hoist. The elevator dropped from a high elevation at a construction site in Philadelphia.
Edmund Kollhoff (Kollhoff) and his wife, Helen Kollhoff, also instituted suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for injuries sustained by Kollhoff as a result of the same occurrence while riding on the elevator with…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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