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· 2/15/1995

Stewart v. Motts

Citations

  • 654 A.2d 535
  • 539 Pa. 596
  • 1995 Pa. LEXIS 111

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding the highest degree of cai’e practicable is simply another way of phrasing a standard of reasonable or ordinary care under the circumstances
  • stating the standard for evaluating the sufficiency and adequacy of a jury instruction
  • we review a trial court’s charge to the jury for an abuse of discretion or error of law that controlled the outcome of the case

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Judges: Nix, C.J., and Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille and Montemuro

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