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BUNTING v. SUN CO., INC.

434 Pa.Super. 404 (1994)

643 A.2d 1085

Eugene R. BUNTING and Danna M. Bunting, h/w v. SUN COMPANY, INC., Sun Transport, Inc. and Sun Refining and Marketing, Inc., Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 6, 1994.

Reargument Denied July 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Deasey, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Ronald L. Wolf, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before BECK, TAMILIA and HESTER, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

This appeal involves a claim for personal injuries arising under the general maritime law and the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688). The issue we decide, inter alia, is whether, under a comparative negligence scheme, the plaintiff's contributory negligence must be a substantial or featherweight factor in causing his own injuries in order to reduce his recovery. We hold that the plaintiff's contributory negligence need be only a feather-weight causative...

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