lower court erred in trial charge on vicarious liability, failing to charge the Pennsylvania "Captain of Ship" doctrine
How later courts described this case
- lower court erred in trial charge on vicarious liability, failing to charge the Pennsylvania "Captain of Ship" doctrine
- Pennsylvania assumption of risk cases may be divided into two categories: ‘‘primary assumption of risk” involving voluntary exposure to obvious known danger which negates liability and "secondary assumption of risk” involving failure to exercise reasonable care for own safety which overlaps with contributory negligence
- lower court erred in jury charge on assumption of risk, misstated clear Pennsylvania law
- sale pursuant to antitrust consent decree
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The opinion
This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.