[DOWNLOAD] "Timothy Woods v. Commonwealth Pennsylvania Department Transportation" by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Timothy Woods v. Commonwealth Pennsylvania Department Transportation
- Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 17, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 76 KB
Description
Timothy Woods, the appellant herein, sustained serious injuries while operating his motorcycle along a Commonwealth highway when he failed to negotiate a turn. As a consequence he went off the road, struck a utility pole, and was impaled on a fence. He filed suit against the Commonwealth Department of Transportation (DOT), the respondent herein, alleging that his injuries were due to a defectively designed roadway. A settlement of $65,000.00 was offered prior to trial by DOT and rejected by the appellant. Ultimately the matter was tried to a jury and the jury returned a verdict of $1.5 million dollars which thereafter was molded by the trial court to enforce the $250,000.00 statutory cap on damages as contained in the Sovereign Immunity Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8528(b).