Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 24, 1958No. Appeals, 329, 330, 331PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
On this appeal we are called upon to review the action of the trial court in dismissing on preliminary objections plaintiff’s complaint brought against the individual defendants, (the Deputy Commissioner of Public Property of Philadelphia, and the City Architect), and against the City of Philadelphia on the theory of respondeat superior, for defamatory statements allegedly made by these officials in the course of their duties.
Plaintiff, Joseph W. Montgomery, trading as Montgomery Construction Company, a building contractor, undertook to construct a police station…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Hamilton v. . EnoNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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3Cited by150 opinions
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