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- Title: Chandler v. Denton
- Author : In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District
- Release Date : January 12, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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1 Three issues are presented for review on certiorari: [1] When the same operative facts support multiple theories of liability that are governed by different limitation periods, does the savings clause in 12 O.S. 1981 ? 100 extend the time for the commencement of an action predicated on those theories that would have been timely pressed had they been actually raised in the original suit? [2] Did the trial court err in admitting into evidence the testimony of certain attorney-client communications that were claimed to be privileged? and [3] Was the jury verdict for the plaintiff excessive and without a proper evidentiary foundation? We answer the first issue in the affirmative and the second in the negative; the third issue is answered in the negative except for the punitive damages verdict; the latter award, found to be excessive, is conditionally affirmed on plaintiffs remittitur.