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WATSON v. GRANTURK SANITATION EQUIP. CO.

No. 81-00865-15-2.

6 Pa. D. & C. 4th 311 (1990)

Watson v. Granturk Sanitation Equipment Co.

Common Pleas Court of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

January 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence D. Finney, for estate.

Arthur Rabelow, for parents.

Marilyn Monaco, for son.

SOKOLOVE, J., January 18, 1990.

We are faced with a question of first impression regarding the distribution of proceeds of a settlement under the Wrongful Death Act, Act of July 9, 1976, P.L. 586, §2, 42 Pa.C.S. §8301. We believe that we are bound by the clear mandate of the legislature as expressed unambiguously in the Wrongful Death Act and will rule accordingly.

The pertinent facts are few and undisputed. Samuel Watson III was killed at...

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