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GALLAGHER v. ING

367 Pa.Super. 346 (1987)

532 A.2d 1179

Mary Jane GALLAGHER, Administratrix of the Estate of William E. Gallagher, Deceased, Appellant, v. Dr. ING, H.C.F. Porsche KG and Foreign Wheels, Inc. and Bob Fox t/a Bob Fox Porsche Service, Appellees. Mary Jane GALLAGHER, Administratrix of the Estate of William E. Gallagher, Deceased, Appellant, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., Foreign Wheels, Inc. and Bob Fox t/a Bob Fox Porsche Service, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Moran, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Joseph V. Pinto, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before BROSKY, WIEAND and BECK, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

William E. Gallagher was killed when the Porsche which he was operating failed to negotiate a curve in a narrow road, left the roadway, struck a stone wall, and careened back into the roadway where it collided with an oncoming vehicle. In subsequent death actions the administratrix of his estate contended that the Porsche had been defectively designed. Volkswagen of America, Inc., the manufacturer, denied that there had been a design defect and presented...

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