Legal Opinion
Panzella v. Hills Stores Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 1994No. Civ. A. 94-0329PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Ronald Panzella (“Panzella”) has sued the defendant Hills Department Store (“HDS”) seeking compensation for alleged back injuries. Currently before this Court is HDS’ Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons discussed below, the Motion for Summary Judgment will be denied.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Panzella alleges that he suffered back injuries when a chair HDS was displaying for sale broke while he was sitting in it. The incident occurred on May 12, 1990. After the accident but prior to…
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