Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Miller

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 1, 1988No. 1300PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant, administrator of the estate of Mark E. Lewis, appeals judgment entered on September 3, 1987 based on the grant of compulsory non-suit against appellants.

This unfortunate action exemplifies the tragic and fully foreseeable consequences of racing on our public highways. Just before midnight on October 28, 1983, Mark Lewis agreed to pit his 1982 Pontiac Firebird TransAm against Charles Brian Miller’s Camaro Z-28, by racing up a steep *517bill on U.S. Route 322 in Clarion Township, Clarion County.1 As might be expected, the race concluded, not with a winner, but instead,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Cornell Drilling Co. v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Geelen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Krivijanski v. Union RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Bailey v. Pennsylvania Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. TomeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Rivero v. Timblin, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County2010
  4. Zazzera v. Roche, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2001
  5. Arnold v. Leamy, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County2004

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