Legal Opinion
Howell v. Clyde
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 1993No. 40 W.D. Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*153OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Daniel Howell was attending a party at his neighbors’ house and was injured when a fireworks cannon owned by the host-neighbors exploded. Howell then sued the neighbors, Theodore and Pamela Clyde, for damages associated with his injuries. The Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County entered an involuntary nonsuit at the close of plaintiffs evidence, holding that Howell had assumed the risk of injury and was, therefore, barred from recovery. On appeal, Superior Court reversed and remanded for a new trial, 383 Pa.Super. 611, 557…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Jones v. Three Rivers Management Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Rutter v. Northeastern Beaver County School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Fish v. GosnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Palenscar v. Michael J. Bobb, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by89 opinions
- Hughes v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Reott v. Asia Trend, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Cheryl Harris v. Kellogg Brown & Root ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Thompson v. GinkelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Woodland Hills School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
84 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.