Legal Opinion
Vrabel v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 9, 2004PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court) denying its motion for a judgment n.o.v. PennDOT seeks judgment n.o.v.: 1) in its favor entirely, due to plaintiff Michael Vra-bel’s (Vrabel) failure to call an expert witness to testify the fatal accident was caused by water on the road; and, 2) in the alternative, to mold the verdict downward by $50,000, because parents are not permitted to bring wrongful death actions for loss of services of their children. We affirm…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kaczkowski v. BolubaszSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Kiser v. SchulteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Gaydos v. DomabylSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Young v. Commonwealth Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Lewis v. MellorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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