Delaware Personal Injury Attorneys
June 21st, 2009
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Defendants may contend that plaintiff assumed the risk of an accident. The burden of showing voluntary assumption of risk and contributory negligence is on the defendants. Whitley v. Philadelphia Transportation Company, 234 A. 2d 922, 925 (Pa. Super. 1967).
The doctrine of assumption of risk “has been very problematic and has fallen from the favor of [...]