# Brown v. Dickey

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · November 25, 1959 · 397 Pa. 454

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6257712

## Case

- **Full name:** John W. Brown, Jr. Equipment Rental Corp. v. Dickey
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** November 25, 1959
- **Citations:** 397 Pa. 454; 155 A.2d 836; 1959 Pa. LEXIS 477
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Jones
- **Judges:** Bell, Bok, Cohen, Copien, Jones, McBride
- **Cited by:** 64 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Concurring Opinion by
Mr. Justice Benjamin E. Jones:
"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.
Mr. Justice Bell joins in this opinion.

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