Slavin v. Gardner

CERCONE, President Judge:

On January 30,1974, the decedent, Tiffany R. Slavin, two and one-half years of age, was a passenger in her mother’s automobile when it was involved in a fatal collision with defendant’s vehicle resulting in the instantaneous death of Tiffany. Decedent’s parents (appellees herein) instituted wrongful death and survival actions against the original defendant (appellant herein) who joined the decedent’s mother as an additional defendant. The case was tried before a jury and a verdict was returned against both appellant and the additional defendant in the amount of…