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DOUGHERTY v. SADSBURY TP.

299 Pa.Super. 357 (1982)

445 A.2d 793

F. Robert DOUGHERTY, Administrator of the Estate of Theresa A. Dougherty, Deceased, v. SADSBURY TOWNSHIP and Stephen A. Devereux, Jr. and Albert Bair, and Larry D. Humphrey. Appeal of SADSBURY TOWNSHIP. F. Robert DOUGHERTY, Administrator of the Estate of Theresa A. Dougherty, Deceased, Appellant, v. SADSBURY TOWNSHIP and Stephen A. Devereux, Jr. and Albert Bair, and Larry D. Humphrey.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 14, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied September 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Palmer, Media, for Sadsbury Township, appellant (at No. 1214) and appellee (at No. 1218).

Keith S. Erbstein, Philadelphia, for Dougherty, appellant (at No. 1218) and appellee (at No. 1214).

Robert S. Gawthrop, Jr., West Chester, for Devereux, appellee.

Thomas G. Gavin, West Chester, for Bair, appellee.

R. Stephen Shibla, Harrisburg, for Humphrey, appellee.

Before PRICE, WIEAND and HOFFMAN, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

In this action to recover damages for the death of a motorcycle passenger who was killed in a collision at a busy intersection, the jury absolved the drivers from liability and awarded damages against the policeman who had been directing traffic, as well as his employer, Sadsbury Township. The trial court found the damages inadequate and awarded a new trial limited to damages only. Appeals were filed by the plaintiff-administrator1...

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