523 Pa. 614
568 A.2d 924
Decided January 17, 1990
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1990-01-17
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Decided 1990-01-17
Cited by 307 later decisions — most recently April 2023 · most notably Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance (1999), Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident Insurance (1993)
4 federal appellate · 1 district · 275 state decisions
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¶1dissenting.
¶2If, as the majority suggests, the only reason Mr. Steele would not testify is that the truth would inculpate him, the matter should end here and now, as he is the only witness that inculpates the appellee. I would remand the case to determine if that is his position, or whether there are other sufficient reasons that would make him legally privileged.