Legal Opinion
Heller v. Patwil Homes, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 28, 1998No. 590PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
The defendants/appellants (Patwil Homes, Inc., t/d/b/a Hughes-Patwil Homes, Inc. and Skor Exit, Inc.) appeal the order (reduced to judgment) denying their post-trial motions on grounds they were not liable for the negligent hiring/supervising of an employee who defrauded the plaintiffs/appellees (Paul R. Heller and June Harder Heller) and the plaintiffs were eontributorily negligent. We affirm.
Viewing the facts in a light most favorable to the verdict-winner reveals that the plaintiffs, in the Summer of 1991, were living in rental property in the Centre County area. The two…
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