Poyser v. Newman & Co., Inc.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This appeal had its legal genesis in a trespass action which the appellant, Stephen Poyser, filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against his employer, Newman & Company, Inc. (“Newman”). By that lawsuit *34appellant sought to recover damages for a physical injury he suffered while in the course of his employment. The action was grounded partly on a claim of products liability under section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts (1965), and partly on a theory that Newman had caused appellant’s injury by willfully disregarding governmental safety…