DONNELLY v. BAUER


553 Pa. 596 (1998)

720 A.2d 447

Dennis DONNELLY, Appellant, v. Debra BAUER, Appellee. Francis and Kathy HAVEL, Appellants, v. Lorriane McCARRY, Appellee. Roberto HENNINGHAM, Appellant, v. Nong PHEACH, Appellee. Joan P. WILLIAMS and Barbara Merriweather and Denise Williams and Helene Savage, v. Mary Sandra SHEMONSKY. Appeal of Barbara MERRIWEATHER. Mervis M. URQUHART and DeWayne Dixon, a minor, by his Parent and Natural Guardian, Mervis M. URQUHART and Mervis M. Urquhart in her own right, Appellants, v. Marla MEDNICK, Appellee. Julia TRULEAR, v. Roger TRULEAR, v. Bessie LAYTON. Appeal of Julia TRULEAR. Francisco HIGUITA and Rosalba Higuita, Appellants, v. Hai Son DINH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell S. Clair, Nicholas J. Oritz, Philadelphia, James R. Ronca, Harrisburg, Richard M. Golomb, Philadelphia, for Dennis Donnelly.

Michael E. Kosik, Harrisburg, Amicus-Pa. Trial Lawyers.

Joseph M. Hankins, Wayne A. Schaible, Lise Luborsky, Philadelphia, John J. McGrath, Jr., Joseph J. Urbain, Peter J. Hoffman, Philadelphia, for Deborah Bauer.

Joseph E. Mayk, Philadelphia, Amicus-Assigned Risk Plan.

Scott J. Tredwell, Amicus-Pa. Ins. Federation of Pa. and Nat. Assoc. of Independent Insurers and Pa. Defense Institute.

Terrence A. Keating, Harrisburg, Amicus-Pa. Ins. Dept.

Mitchell S. Clair, Richard M. Golomb, Edwin L. London, Philadelphia, James R. Ronca, Harrisburg, for Francis and Kathy Havel.

Joseph M. Hankins, Wayne A. Schaible, Lise Luborsky, Robert J. Casey, Jr., Philadelphia, for Lorraine McCarry.

David Levenberg, Mitchell S. Clair, Philadelphia, for Robert Henningham.

Joseph D. Mancano, Philadelphia, for Nong Pheach.

David Levenberg, Mitchell S. Clair, Richard M. Golomb, Philadelphia, James R. Ronca, Harrisburg, for Barbara Merriweather.

Daryl W. Winston, Philadelphia, for Mary Sandra Shemonsky.

Michael B. Krupnick, Mitchell S. Clair, Philadelphia, James R. Ronca, Harrisburg, for Mervis M. Urquhart and Dewayne Dixon.

Amy Loperfido, Philadelphia, for Marla Mednick.

David Levenberg, Mitchell S. Clair, Philadelphia, James R. Ronca, Harrisburg, for Julia Trulear.

Stephen J. Margolin, Philadelphia, for Roger Trulear.

James Stover, Philadelphia, for Bessie Layton.

Barbara M. Daly, Philadelphia, for Francisco and Rosalba Higuita.

Robert J. Casey, Philadelphia, for Hai Son Dinh.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

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