WOODS v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.


531 Pa. 295 (1992)

612 A.2d 970

Timothy WOODS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 17, 1992.

Reargument Denied September 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Shrager and William A. Loftus, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert L. Gallagher, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

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


OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

Timothy Woods, the appellant herein, sustained serious injuries while operating his motorcycle along a Commonwealth highway when he failed to negotiate a turn. As a consequence he went off the road, struck a utility pole, and was impaled on a fence. He filed suit against the Commonwealth Department of Transportation (DOT), the respondent herein, alleging that his injuries were due to a defectively designed roadway. A settlement...

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