RICE v. SHUMAN


513 Pa. 204 (1986)

519 A.2d 391

Kurt and Margaret RICE, Appellees v. Dr. David SHUMAN, Appellant. Anna RICKENBACH and Bertolet Rickenbach v. Kurt RICE and Dr. David Shuman. Margaret RICE v. Kurt RICE and Dr. David Shuman.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Bodell, Jr., Bruce W. McCullough, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jerome H. Ellis, Philadelphia, for Anna & Bertolet Rickenbach.

Eugene A. Spector, Philadelphia, for Kurt & Margaret Rice, as plaintiffs.

Cecilia F. Wambold, Philadelphia, for Kurt Rice, as additional defendant.

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


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The instant discretionary appeal requires this Court to pass upon the claim of Dr. David Shuman, an original defendant in a personal injury action who was unable to testify at the trial due to injuries sustained in the accident in question, that the trial court was required to charge the jury of a presumption of due care that arose in his favor. We granted this appeal to pass upon...

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