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TAKES v. METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.

440 Pa.Super. 101 (1995)

655 A.2d 138

Stephen M. TAKES, and Catherine C. Takes, his wife, Appellees, v. METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. Stephen M. TAKES, d/b/a El Greco Painting Company. Stephen M. Takes, and Catherine C. Takes, his wife, Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee, v. Stephen M. TAKES, d/b/a El Greco Painting Company.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 22, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Wentley, Pittsburgh, for Metropolitan Edison Co.

Ronald W. Shipman, Easton & George C. Diamantopulos, Pittsburgh, for Stephen and Catherine Takes.

Before ROWLEY, P.J., and CAVANAUGH, WIEAND, McEWEN, CIRILLO, OLSZEWSKI, BECK, KELLY and POPOVICH, JJ.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

In this case the appellees, Takes, were awarded verdicts for compensatory damages totaling $1,460,414, including $500,000 for pain and suffering for Mr. Takes and $150,000 loss of consortium damages for Mrs. Takes. An award of $3,000,000 was made for punitive damages.1 A core issue in the post-trial motions and on appeal in this court is the propriety of the court's charge and a special interrogatory given to the jury...

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