SPINELLI v. MAXWELL


430 Pa. 478 (1968)

Spinelli, Appellant, v. Maxwell.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Rosenfield, with him Herbert Monheit, for appellant.

George P. Williams, III, with him William T. Hangley, Harvey Levin, and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for appellees.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE JONES, July 1, 1968:

This appeal presents a narrow question: does a judgment entered in a trespass action brought in the name of the plaintiff, for both his benefit and that of his subrogated insurance carrier, to recover property damages resulting from an automobile accident, bar a later trespass action between the same parties for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff in the same accident?

On May 12, 1966, an automobile, owned...

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