Legal Opinion

Pyeritz v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 15, 2008No. 1592 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Appellants appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County that granted the motion for summary judgment filed by Appellees in an action brought by Dawn A. Pyeritz (Pyeritz) arising out of the destruction of evidence in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police that Pyeritz claimed was crucial to a products liability action that she filed against manufacturers of sporting goods as a result of the death of her husband Daniel E. Pyertiz (Decedent). Pyeritz questions whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to Appellees when…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Pennsylvania State University v. County of CentreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Roselli v. General Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Long v. YinglingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Price v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pyeritz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. G. Elkington v. DOCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. L. Brown v. York County PrisonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Lewis v. Marshalls Creek Plumbing & Electrical Supplies, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County2011
  5. Pyeritz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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