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· 7/14/1998

Charlton v. Toyota Industrial Equipment

Citations

  • 714 A.2d 1043
  • 1998 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1168

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “To demonstrate that a plaintiffs actions are highly reckless, it must be shown that he knew or had reason to know....”
  • “Evidence of contributory negligence, standing alone, is insufficient to prove a voluntary assumption of the risk ... ”
  • in a Section 402A action defendant was required to show that plaintiff knew or should have known that his actions were highly reckless
  • evidence users of forklift failed to pay attention at most constituted negligence

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Judges: Sole, Joyce, Hoffman

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