BRUNETTI v. S.E. PENN. TRANSP. AUTH.


329 Pa.Super. 477 (1984)

478 A.2d 889

Catherine BRUNETTI, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Hegge, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

S. David Fineman, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, MONTEMURO and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


MONTGOMERY, Judge:

This appeal arises from an order precluding the Appellant from asserting a defense and presenting testimony on the issues of both liability and damages, as a sanction for failure to obey a discovery order of the lower court.1 The Appellant contends that the imposition of this sanction was inappropriate and constituted an abuse of discretion by the lower court. We agree and reverse and remand.

The Plaintiff-Appellee...

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