PIERZGA v. FORD MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 85-5035.

778 F.2d 149 (1985)

Debra PIERZGA, Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, INC., Ford Motors Lincoln Mercury Division, Borough of Washington, Dale Bulmer, Timothy Minchin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gerstenberg, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Collins, Cindy Gerstenberg, formerly Cindy Collins, Richard P. Gerstenberg, Jr., John Doe, Caterer, John Doe, Bartender, John Doe, Liquor Supplier, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Vivian, Jr., Easton, Pa., Michael J. Perrucci, William E. Mandry, Phillipsburg, N.J., for appellant.

Bernard A. Leroe, Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, Livingston, N.J., for appellee Ford Motor Co.

Charles A. Delehey, Lenox, Giordano, Devlin, Delehey & Socey, Trenton, N.J., J.R. Peter Wilson, McGuire & Wilson, Morristown, N.J., for appellees Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Collins and Cindy Gerstenberg.

Richard P. Cushing, Gebhardt & Kiefer, Clifton, N.J., for appellees Borough of Washington & Dale Bulmer.

Before SEITZ, BECKER and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) September 10, 1985.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Debra Pierzga was terribly injured in a traffic accident on October 24, 1981. Appellant attended a wedding reception hosted by the Gerstenberg and Collins defendants in a fire hall leased from the Borough of Washington. After the reception, she accepted a ride in a Ford automobile driven by defendant Timothy Minchin, another...

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