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DAUGHERTY v. HERSHBERGER

386 Pa. 367 (1956)

Daugherty v. Hershberger, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard F. Quinn, with him Quinn, Leemhuis, Plate & Dwyer, for defendant, appellant.

Fred B. Sieber and John E. Britton, with them David S. Gifford and Gifford, Graham MacDonald & Illig, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, November 12, 1956:

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...

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