City of Philadelphia v. Estate of Dennis ex rel. Dennis

DOYLE, Judge.

The City of Philadelphia appeals by permission an interlocutory order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which overruled the City’s preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to the complaint in trespass filed by Terry Dennis (Dennis), the administrator of the estate of Mary Dennis (decedent).

The case began on December 16, 1989, when the Philadelphia Police received various calls reporting that an individual, the decedent, was sitting on a bench in cold weather and appeared to be sick and in need of assistance. A police officer was dispatched to the scene…