Legal Opinion
Carson v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 8, 1990No. 1875 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
Curtis C. Carson III appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that granted a motion for summary judgment against him and in favor of the city-related defendants, the City of Philadelphia, Morton B. Solomon, James McHugh, William Sweeney and Joseph Stasnek, in his tort action.
Carson first had initiated a lawsuit against the defendants in federal district court, based on claims of federal civil rights violations and pendent state tort claims.
The defendants moved for summary judgment in the district court on Carson’s federal cause of action and certain…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Dahlstrom v. ShrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by25 opinions
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