RUE v. K-MART CORP.


552 Pa. 13 (1998)

713 A.2d 82

Patricia RUE, Appellant, v. K-MART CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Bolden, Philadelphia, for Patricia Rue.

Marguerite S. Walsh, Philadelphia, Richard J. Antonelli, Mark R. Hornak, Pittsburgh, Andrew W. Allison, Philadelphia, for K-Mart Corp.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

Patricia Rue (Rue) appeals from an en banc Order of the Superior Court reversing an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that denied K-Mart Corporation's (K-Mart) Post-Trial Motions and upheld a jury's verdict in favor of Rue on a defamation claim. The issue in this appeal is whether, in a subsequent civil action, the doctrine of collateral estoppel applies to the factual findings...

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