Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Messantonio
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 1987No. Appeal, 64 T.D. 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Colins,
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which found for Anna Marie Messantonio (appellee), that the City was liable for contribution. We affirm.
On May 28, 1971, appellee struck and injured seven-year old Vandelyn Box while appellee was driving her automobile in a southerly direction on East River Drive. Ms. Box was a pedestrian attempting to cross East River Drive in a westerly direction from the southeast corner of Midvale Avenue.
The sum which the Court of Common Pleas jury awarded Ms. Box was determined…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Laform v. Bethlehem TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Rinaldi v. GiblinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Mindala v. American Motors Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Crowell v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Glenn v. HoranCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Kennedy v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Voren v. Bell Telephone Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Redmond v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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