Legal Opinion
Graf v. County of Northampton
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.
Kurt Graf (Graf) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) that denied his motion for post-trial relief in which he had sought the removal of a compulsory nonsuit and a new trial.
The County of Northampton (County) owns and operates a prison in Easton, Pennsylvania which contains a building to house work-release prisoners. On September 11, 1989, Graf was an inmate at the work-release building when he struck his head on one of its hallway ceilings. Graf filed a complaint in a civil action in which he averred, amongst other things,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Ford v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Henry v. McCruddenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Robinson v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Costa v. FryeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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