WHITEHILL v. GILBERT CARRIERS

Civ. Nos. 11007, 11506, 11598, 12628.

149 F.Supp. 843 (1957)

Ruth M. WHITEHILL, Plaintiff, v. GILBERT CARRIERS, Inc., John D. Winters and Frank Pisano, Defendants. Annette Bollman MILLER, Administratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of Gladys Whitehill Bollman, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. John D. WINTERS, Gilbert Carriers, Inc., Frank Pisano, Shirks Motor Express Corporation, Harry W. Harsh, Defendants, Ruth M. Whitehill, Third-Party Defendant. John D. WINTERS, Plaintiff, v. GILBERT CARRIERS, Inc. and Frank Pisano, Defendants, Ruth M. Whitehill, Third-Party Defendant. SHIRKS MOTOR EXPRESS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Ruth M. WHITEHILL, John D. Winters, Gilbert Carriers, Inc., Defendants, Gilbert Carriers, Inc., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

February 28, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward O. Spotts, Theodore Tracy, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Ruth M. Whitehill, plaintiff.

Robert E. Wayman, Dickie, McCamey, Chilcote, Reif & Robinson, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Ruth M. Whitehill, defendant.

John Bredin, Dalzell, Pringle, Bredin & Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa., for John D. Winters (all capacities).

Arthur G. Stein, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Gilbert Carriers and Frank Pisano (all capacities).

George Buckler, George Y. Meyer, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Shirks Motor Express (all capacities).

James P. McArdle, Dennis Harrington, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Annette Bollman Miller, Admx. C.T.A. of Estate of Gladys Whitehill Bollman, Dec'd, plaintiff.


MARSH, District Judge.

These are diversity actions arising out of a multiple-vehicle accident which occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Irwin Interchange at about 9:00 o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1952. The day was bright and clear and the weather was dry.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a fourlane east-west highway, two lanes in either direction. Between the east and westbound lanes is a ten-foot wide medial strip. Immediately preceding...

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