397 Pa. 454
Decided November 25, 1959
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1959-11-25
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Decided 1959-11-25
Cited by 118 later decisions — most recently July 2010 · most notably 57 Cal. 2d 57 - Witt v. Jackson (1961), Lambertson v. Cincinnati Corp. (1977)
21 federal appellate · 6 district · 67 state decisions
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¶1Concurring Opinion by
¶2"While I believe that in the present posture of the law the result reached by the majority of this Court is correct, yet I strongly believe that the result is inequitable and unfair. The jury found Brown and Dickey equally liable to the injured person: under the result reached Brown must pay in discharge of this equal liability more than 90% of the amount of the verdict, a most shocking situation. To correct such a situation appropriate legislation is required.