Legal Opinion
Rupe v. State Public School Building Authority
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 64-1335PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBERG, District Judge.
The State Public School Building Authority and the Chicago Pump Company, two of the four defendants, have here filed a number of motions. Chicago Pump Company withdrew its motions on August 6th, 1965; those of the State Public School Building Authority remain. The action was brought by the plaintiff under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act and the Survival Statute.
The Authority’s motion is based upon the defenses that (1) the action is barred because of failure to be timely filed; and (2) the Authority is a governmental instrumentality charged with the performance…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ford v. Kendall Bor. Sch. DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Rader v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Detweiler v. Hatfield Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Briegel v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Stanley Gerr and Carl Gerr, a Minor by Stanley Gerr, His Guardian v. Harry William Emrick and Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
- James Leo Harris, Jr. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Skehan, Dr. Joseph T. v. State System of Higher EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Freeman v. Giacomo Costa Fu AndreaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Bowling v. Webb Gas Co. of LebanonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- Freidel EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Beaver County · 1988
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