Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Anderson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1992No. 1339PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
In this appeal from the judgment entered on a defense verdict, the plaintiff contends that the trial court committed error when, sua sponte, it examined him about his failure to use a seat belt and thereafter gave prejudicial instructions regarding such failure. We are constrained to agree. Therefore, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
On March 27, 1986, a vehicle driven by Rupert G. Wilson collided with a truck owned by Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. and driven by John Anderson at 22nd Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. Wilson sued for personal injuries allegedly…
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- Commonwealth v. HodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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