WELC v. PORTER


450 Pa.Super. 112 (1996)

675 A.2d 334

Robert W. WELC, Administrator of the Estate of Kerri Ann Welc, Deceased; and Robert W. Welc and Mary Ann Welc, as Individuals and Parents of Kerri Ann Welc, Deceased, Appellants, v. Christopher Ryan PORTER and Julie Porter and Danny Book McGee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Radcliffe, Uniontown, for appellants.

Monica Maghrak, Pittsburgh, for McGee, appellee.

Before CIRILLO, TAMILIA and BROSKY, JJ.


BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the final order of the trial court which sustained appellee's preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer and dismissed him from the case. The sole issue presented for our review is whether a minor passenger owes a duty of care to a third-person who is injured as a result of the negligent conduct committed by the driver of the vehicle in which the passenger is riding. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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