Daugherty v. Hershberger

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

This case calls for an interpretation of the language of Section 4 of the “Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act” of July 19, 1951, P. L. 1130. Section 7 of the Act provides that it “shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.” However, it would seem that the issue here presented is one of first impression generally.

On July 13, 1952, there was a collision at the intersection of two roads in Erie County in which three motor vehicles were involved, one driven by…