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McDEVITT v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR S., INC.

443 Pa. 49 (1971)

McDevitt v. Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Gannon, with him Thomas J. Beagan, Jr., for defendant, appellant.

W. Bradley Ward, with him Ira Tiger, and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for additional defendant, appellee.

Lynn L. Detweiler, with him Curtis P. Cheyney, III, and Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, for additional defendant, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, June 1, 1971:

These appeals arise out of an action in trespass for personal injuries and concern the scope of a trial court's power to disallow a defendant's petition for the joinder of additional defendants.

On October 14, 1968, John McDevitt filed a complaint in trespass in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas alleging that he had suffered various personal injuries on January 31, 1968, as a result of the negligence of defendant...

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