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· 11/13/1951

Dahlstrom v. Shrum

Citations

  • 368 Pa. 423
  • 84 A.2d 289
  • 1951 Pa. LEXIS 488

How courts have described this case

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

  • negligent motorist owed no duty of care to an involuntary spectator injured by his tortious acts
  • “The test of negligence is whether the wrongdoer could have anticipated and foreseen the likelihood of harm to the injured person, resulting from his act.”
  • “The test of negligence is whether the wrongdoer could have anticipated and foreseen the likelihood of harm to the injured person, resulting from his act[.]” (citations omitted)
  • motorist owed no duty of care to injured pedestrian who, while standing behind a parked bus, was struck by body of deceased who was fatally injured by motorist while crossing highway

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Judges: Drew, Stern, Stearne, Jones, Bell, Ladner, Chidsey

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