YOUNG, J., December 4, 1991.
It now becomes the law in at least Lehigh County, that a claim for punitive damages does not survive the death of the tortfeasor. Neither counsel nor the court have been able to find any Pennsylvania precedent precisely on point, although the issue has been decided by the tribunals of other states with mixed results. See 30 A.L.R. 4th 707 (1984). To date, Alabama, Florida, New Hampshire and West Virginia disagree with the above...
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