DOUGHERTY v. EDWARD J. MELONEY, INC.


443 Pa.Super. 201 (1995)

661 A.2d 375

Dennis and Shirley DOUGHERTY, H/W and Frances M. Friel, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Friel, Deceased and John T. Harris, Jr. and Rebecca Harris, H/W v. EDWARD J. MELONEY, INC., Burnham Boiler Corp., White-Rodgers Co., a Division of Emerson Electric Company Thalheimer & Weitz Architects, P.C., the Phila. Gas Works Co., Phila. Facilities Management Corp., Barber-Colman Co., Honeywell Inc., Adcock & Matz Associates, Inc., McDonnell & Miller, Inc., and Consolidated Brass Co., ITT Corporation, and Conbraco Industries, Inc. Appeal of WHITE-RODGERS CO., a Division of Emerson Electric Company (at 3193). Appeal of Dennis and Shirley DOUGHERTY, Frances M. Friel, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Friel, Deceased, John T. Harris, Jr. and Rebecca Harris, H/W (at 3194).

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 31, 1995.

Reargument Denied August 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Crawford, Philadelphia, for White-Rodgers.

Donald E. Matusow, Philadelphia, for Dougherty.

Before CIRILLO, OLSZEWSKI and HESTER, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

White-Rodgers, a division of Emerson Electric Company, appeals from a jury's determination that it is liable in this products liability action. The plaintiffs also filed a cross-appeal, raising one issue relating to the computation of delay damages. For ease, we refer to White-Rodgers as appellant until we address the plaintiffs' delay damages claim. We affirm.

This action arose from a boiler explosion at fire station number thirty-four, which...

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