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· 3/31/1988

Sweitzer v. Dempster Systems

Citations

  • 539 A.2d 880
  • 372 Pa. Super. 449
  • 1988 Pa. Super. LEXIS 939

How courts have described this case

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

  • eiting Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co., 457 Pa. 24, 319 A.2d 903, 907 (1974)(emphasis added)
  • a new trial will be granted for an erroneous jury charge, even where the extent of the prejudice cannot be precisely determined
  • a new trial will be granted for an erroneous jury charge, even where the extent of the prejudice cannot be precisely determined
  • where the sufficiency of the jury charge is challenged, this Court must examine the instructions in their entirety against the background of the evidence
  • one who sells a product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous is subject to liability for physical harm caused thereby if the product is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it is sold
  • standard of review of jury instructions

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Judges: Olszewski, Sole, Johnson

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