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KRAKAR v. DON SWART TRUCKING, INC.

Civ. A. No. 68-1078.

323 F.Supp. 157 (1971)

Steve J. KRAKAR, Jr., Administrator of the Estates of Agnes Breski and Stanley Breski, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. DON SWART TRUCKING, INC., a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

February 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis M. Tarasi, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

William R. Tighe, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.

OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

This case presents a cause of action brought solely under the Pennsylvania Survival Act [20 P.S. §§ 320.601-603] which provides that all causes of action shall survive the death of the party (with exceptions not relevant here). Under this Act the estate of a decedent is entitled to damages for the loss of earning power of a decedent for his life expectancy less the cost of his maintenance. Murray, Admr. v. Phila....

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