Legal Opinion
Lory v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 1996PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This is an appeal by allowance from a decision of the Commonwealth Court which reversed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and granted a new trial in a wrongful death and survival action.
In 1983, a teenage boy, David Barr, drowned when he consumed alcohol and went swimming in Devil’s Pool, a natural pond located in a remote and undeveloped portion of a park owned by the City of Philadelphia. On numerous occasions signs had been posted at the pond to prohibit swimming. Vandals promptly removed the signs each time. On the day when…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- KILEY BY KILEY v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Walsh v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Geelen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by41 opinions
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