Mickle v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

Appellee Fred Mickle was injured while a passenger in a City of Philadelphia vehicle. Mickle sued the City of Philadelphia for damages. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment as to whether the City is immune from liability. The lower courts found that the City is not immune from suit because Mickle’s claims fall within the motor vehicle exception to governmental immunity. The Commonwealth Court thus affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for Mickle. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On February 14, 1990, Mickle experienced chest pains…