Legal Opinion

Hanlon v. Sorenson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 1981No. 642PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

Appellants, Bernard and Martha Hanlon, Jr., commenced this action in trespass on March 21, 1977, to recover damages for injuries incurred in a motor vehicle accident. On October 3, 1978 a jury verdict was entered in favor of appellee, Norman Sorenson, the driver of the subject vehicle. Appellants filed a timely motion for a new trial, alleging errors in the trial judge’s charge to the jury.1 Appellants’ motion was *271denied, judgment was entered June 19, 1978 and this appeal ensued.2 For the following reasons we hold the trial court’s order to be error and remand for a new trial.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Whitner v. LojeskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. McCay v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Heffernan v. RosserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. MacIna v. McAdamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. McGowan v. Devonshire Hall ApartmentsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. McKEE BY McKEE v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Trude v. MartinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Binder v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Berry v. FridaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Clayton v. McCulloughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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