Case Name: Shaun McDERMOTT, Respondent, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2001-12-20
Citations: 567 Pa. 561
Docket Number: Petition No. 153 EAL 2001
Parties: Shaun McDERMOTT, Respondent, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 567
Pages: 561–562

Head Matter:
789 A.2d 203
Shaun McDERMOTT, Respondent, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Dec. 20, 2001.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 20th day of December, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED. Furthermore, the order of the Superior Court is VACATED and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration. On remand, the Superi- or Court is specifically directed to consider this court's decision in Davis v. Mullen, 565 Pa. 386, 773 A.2d 764 (2001).
Furthermore, we note that the Superior Court, relying on Dale v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., 359 Pa.Super. 477, 519 A.2d 450 (1986), incorrectly stated that Petitioner is liable for the entire amount of the damages regardless of whether Petitioner was the sole cause of the injury. Unfortunately, the Superior Court failed to apprehend that we specifically rejected that portion of their Dale opinion. See Dale v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., 520 Pa. 96, 552 A.2d 1037, 1041 (1989). We note, however, that we express no opinion as to whether our Dale decision should be utilized in the resolution of this matter on remand.