King v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

This appeal results from an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas which sustained the preliminary objections of the appellee herein, City of Philadelphia, filed with respect to the complaint of the, plaintifi/appellant, James King.

On October 2, 1984, the appellant filed a complaint in the trial court alleging physical injuries stemming from an incident roughly two years before. Appellant alleged specifically that while he, a prisoner, was “in the process of being transported from the Philadelphia Sheriffs cell rooms, plaintiff was handcuffed to a crutch…