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COLODONATO v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

504 Pa. 80 (1983)

470 A.2d 475

Pauline COLODONATO and James Colodonato, Appellants, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry B. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellants.

George J. McConchie, Media, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the amount of punitive damages awarded in an action seeking monetary relief for bodily injury, death or property damage is to be included in the basis of the computation of damages for delay pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 238. The majority of a Superior Court panel, reversing the trial court, held that punitive damages must be excluded from the computation...

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