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· 12/4/1990

Jones v. Port Authority of Allegheny County

Citations

  • 583 A.2d 512
  • 136 Pa. Commw. 445
  • 1990 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 654

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that questions of proximate cause are within the exclusive domain for the jury and may only be removed when reasonable minds cannot differ
  • holding that questions of proximate cause are within the exclusive domain for the jury and may only be removed when reasonable minds cannot differ
  • considering the instructions as a whole, the trial court failed to adequately explain the highest duty of care
  • considering the instructions as a whole, the trial court failed to adequately explain the highest duty of care
  • considering the instructions as a whole, the trial court failed to adequately explain the highest duty of care
  • “All of the appellate courts of this Commonwealth have made clear that a common carrier owes the ‘highest duty of care’ to its passengers.”

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Judges: Doyle, Smith, Barry

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