Legal Opinion

Potanko v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1951No. Appeals, 112 to 115PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Ladner,

These appeals arise out of an action brought by John Potanko, a minor, by his father as guardian and by his parents in their own right, against the defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Company, to recover damages for injuries suffered by the minor plaintiff in his own home when a radiator, not yet installed, fell on him. The complaint charged negligence on the part of Sears, Roebuck & Company from whom the radiator was purchased. Sears brought in as additional defendants, Martha K. Harrison and George D. Shields, trading as Harrison-Shields, the carriers who delivered the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bellettiere v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Carroll v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Siidekum v. Animal Rescue League of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  4. Feller v. New Amsterdam Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  5. Kulka v. NemirovskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kunz v. TitusvilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  2. Patton v. CarnrikeDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1981
  3. Banks' EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1963
  4. Kunz v. TitusvilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Shafer v. Spencer Hospital, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County1991

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