Legal Opinion
Thomas v. THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 2002PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge LEAVITT.
This is an appeal 1 from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia (trial court) in a negligence and civil rights case. The Order entered judgment n.o.v. in favor of defendant Sergeant Jodi Schwarzl (Sergeant Schwarzl) and against the plaintiff, Ruby Goode-Henry, Adminis-tratrix of the Estate of Racquel R. Burnett; entered a judgment of non-suit in favor of defendant City of Philadelphia (City); and entered judgment on the jury verdict absolving Officer Bigle from liability but holding Linda Lockwood, Adminis-tratrix of the Estate of Joseph Ross, hable in…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Weaver v. Franklin CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Belleville v. David Cutler GroupCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Estate of Thomas v. Fayette CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
- Commonwealth v. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Goode-Henry, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Burnett, Her Daughter, Deceased v. City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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