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Joseph v. Duquesne Light Company

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 16, 1999
724 A.2d 347 (Pa. 1999)

Opinion

March 5, 1999. Reconsideration Denied April 16, 1999.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 5th day of March, 1999, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is granted, limited to the following issues:

I. Whether assumption of risk is a question for the jury in a negligence case, or whether it is a question of law to be decided by the trial court.

II. Whether the trial court's instructions, in fact, submitted the issue of assumption of risk to the jury.

It is further ordered the motion for leave to file reply brief is denied.


Summaries of

Joseph v. Duquesne Light Company

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 16, 1999
724 A.2d 347 (Pa. 1999)
Case details for

Joseph v. Duquesne Light Company

Case Details

Full title:Donald D. JOSEPH, Jr. v. DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY, Limbach Constructors…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 16, 1999

Citations

724 A.2d 347 (Pa. 1999)
724 A.2d 347

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