Legal Opinion

Braxton v. Com., Dept. of Transp.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 8, 1993No. 1470 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Antonio Braxton appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County granting summary ■ judgment to Ronald and Marsha Rubin in Braxton’s action against the Rubins seeking damages for injuries he sustained in a one vehicle accident. We agree that the Rubins are entitled to judgment as a matter of law and so affirm.

On December 18, 1986, at 5:15 on a rainy morning, Braxton was a rear seat passenger in an automobile traveling west on Conshohocken State Road, a state highway located in Lower Merion Township. When the driver failed to negotiate a curve, the car…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Thompson Coal Co. v. Pike Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Consumer Party of Pennsylvania v. Com.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. FLICKINGER ESTATE v. RitskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Wenrick v. Schloemann-Siemag AktiengesellschaftSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. Boro Construction, Inc. v. Ridley School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Hicks v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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