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LAND v. THE SALVATION ARMY

783 A.2d 775 (2001)

Robert LAND and Spencer M. Wertheimer, Administrators of the Estate of Andrew Lavern Brown Walters, III a/k/a Andrew Walters, III; Johnathan Victor Phillipe Bo Brown a/k/a Johnathan Walters; Julie Janelle Tiffany Briana Walters a/k/a Julie Walters and Aimee Elizabeth Helen Zuhairan Walters a/k/a Aimee Walters, Appellees, v. THE SALVATION ARMY and Cope, Lippincott, Slifer Architects and C. Daniel Weyman and Weyman Associates, Inc., Appellants, v. Jeanette L. Walters. (Two Cases).

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hare, Philadelphia, for The Salvation Army.

Daniel L. Thistle, Philadelphia, for appellants at No. 1794 EDA 2000.

BEFORE: DEL SOLE, President Judge, MONTEMURO and KELLY, JJ.

DEL SOLE, President Judge:

¶ 1 These cross-appeals follow a trial court order awarding a new trial after a jury returned a verdict finding the defendant, The Salvation Army, negligent, but ruling that its negligence was not a substantial factor in the cause of death of four children. We affirm.

¶ 2 On March 11, 1995, a tragic fire killed four young children in Room 203 of the Red Shield Residence, a shelter owned and operated by The Salvation Army...

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