WEINGRAD v. PHILADELPHIA ELEC. CO.


324 Pa.Super. 16 (1984)

471 A.2d 100

Shirley H. WEINGRAD, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard H. Weingrad, Deceased, Appellant v. PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Donald Lippy, and Montgomeryville Airport, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 20, 1984.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied May 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith S. Erbstein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Patrick W. Kittredge, Philadelphia, for Phila. Electric, appellee.

Ronald C. Scott, Philadelphia, for Lippy, appellee.

Martin W. Bashoff, Philadelphia, for Montgomeryville, appellee.

Before ROWLEY, POPOVICH and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


POPOVICH, Judge:

On the afternoon of October 19, 1974, Richard Weingrad, a flight instructor, was administering a bi-annual flight review of the owner and pilot of an aircraft. As part of this review, the instructor requested that the pilot, Donald Lippy, demonstrate his ability to land the plane at an airport during a simulated low altitude engine failure. During the course of this exercise, the aircraft hit a pole owned by the Philadelphia Electric Company (hereinafter...

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