Legal Opinion
Harsh v. Petroll
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 2005No. 200 and 201 MAP 2004PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
The question presented concerns the application of joint and several liability in a strict-liability, crashworthiness context.
The civil action underlying this appeal pertains to a fatal motor-vehicle accident that occurred on April 21, 1995, on Route 30, in Lancaster County. A tractor-trailer driven by Appellee Frederick W. Petroll, traveling above the legal rate of speed and at approximately 38 miles per hour, collided with the rear of a nearly-stationary Chevrolet Lumina automobile. The automobile was crushed against a third vehicle, a fire ensued, and the Lumina’s…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Phillips v. Cricket LightersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Jones v. Montefiore HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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