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BOTEK v. MINE SAFETY APPLIANCE CORP.

531 Pa. 160 (1992)

611 A.2d 1174

Anthony J. BOTEK, Appellant, v. MINE SAFETY APPLIANCE CORP. a/k/a M.S.A. Earl Brooks Fire Equipment Supply and Duncott Hose Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Pellish, Jacqueline L. Russell, Pottsville, Barnaby C. Wittels, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Lawrence E. Flatley, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

This case concerns a remittitur granted by the Superior Court 412 Pa.Super. 641, 594 A.2d 778 (1991) after a Schuylkill County trial court jury awarded substantial damages to Plaintiff-Appellant. The underlying facts are as follows. On March 28, 1982, Plaintiff-Appellant, Anthony J. Botek, was in training at a fire fighting school. After putting on an air pak and mask, Appellant, along with other trainees, entered...

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