8 Cited authorities

Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.
508 Pa. 154 (Pa. 1985) Cited 241 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that knowledge of general safety risks posed by asbestos was not enough to show subjective appreciation of the specific risks faced by insulation workers installing asbestos
Chambers v. Montgomery
411 Pa. 339 (Pa. 1963) Cited 205 times
Adopting RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 908
Baker et al. v. Rangos et al
229 Pa. Super. 333 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1974) Cited 81 times
Discussing elements of a prima facie civil conspiracy claim
Focht v. Rabada
217 Pa. Super. 35 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1970) Cited 66 times 1 Legal Analyses
Finding that "[i]n certain factual circumstances the risk to others by the drunken driver may be so obvious and the probability that harm will follow so great that outrageous conduct may be established without reference to motive or intent."
Smith v. Brown
283 Pa. Super. 116 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980) Cited 34 times
Affirming the trial court's decision to grant motion to strike punitive damages demand from the complaint, holding that the plaintiff failed “to plead any facts that could conceivably support a claim for punitive damages” under Pennsylvania's pleading statute, and explaining that the plaintiff failed to explain the conditions or factors that made the defendant's conduct “outrageous”
Miller v. Hurst
302 Pa. Super. 235 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982) Cited 31 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an order refusing to remove a compulsory nonsuit is final and appealable
Feld v. Merriam
314 Pa. Super. 414 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983) Cited 27 times
In Feld v. Merriam, 314 Pa. Super. 414, 461 A.2d 225 (1983), rev'd on other grounds, 506 Pa. 383, 485 A.2d 742 (1984), this Court was confronted with a case in which plaintiffs had not sought damages for lost wages and the jury was not instructed to consider them in arriving at a damage figure.
Freeman v. Terzya et al
229 Pa. Super. 254 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1974) Cited 3 times
March 20, 1974. June 21, 1974. Trespass — Practice — Summary judgment — Plaintiff bitten by dog — Owner of dog having no reason to know the viciousness or dangerous propensity of dog — Rebuttal testimony — Refusal of court to allow witness who had testified in plaintiff's case-in-chief to testify in rebuttal — Failure of plaintiff to move to have case-in-chief reopened — Discretion of court — Credibility of witnesses. 1. In this case, the eleven-year-old plaintiff was attacked and bitten by defendant's

Goldman et al v. Wunder et al

8 Cited authorities

Holding that knowledge of general safety risks posed by asbestos was not enough to show subjective appreciation of the specific risks faced by insulation workers installing asbestos

Adopting RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS § 908

Discussing elements of a prima facie civil conspiracy claim

Finding that "[i]n certain factual circumstances the risk to others by the drunken driver may be so obvious and the probability that harm will follow so great that outrageous conduct may be established without reference to motive or intent."

Holding that an order refusing to remove a compulsory nonsuit is final and appealable

In Feld v. Merriam, 314 Pa. Super. 414, 461 A.2d 225 (1983), rev'd on other grounds, 506 Pa. 383, 485 A.2d 742 (1984), this Court was confronted with a case in which plaintiffs had not sought damages for lost wages and the jury was not instructed to consider them in arriving at a damage figure.