LOCKHART v. LIST


542 Pa. 141 (1995)

665 A.2d 1176

Alix LOCKHART and William Lockhart, her husband, Appellants, v. Gerald LIST, t/d/b/a List Refuse Service, and Norman K. Allen, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving M. Portnoy, Mark E. Milsop, Evans, Portnoy & Quinn, Pittsburgh, for Appellants.

Robyn R. Gallitto, Charles W. Garbett, Luxenberg, Garbett & Kelly, P.C., Ellwood City, for Appellees.

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


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

In this appeal we are asked to address the issues of whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the sudden emergency doctrine and whether the instruction given as to the assured clear distance ahead rule was improper.

The facts giving rise to the instant matter are as follows. On October 15, 1986, at approximately 8:45 a.m., Appellant, Alix Lockhart, was proceeding south on Cameron Road in Lawrence...

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