Legal Opinion

Grieff v. Reisinger

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 25, 1997No. 5 W.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this negligence action, Appellees moved for summary judgment based upon governmental immunity. The trial court denied the motion and the Commonwealth Court reversed. Because the trial court properly held that the real property exception to governmental immunity applies here, we reverse the Commonwealth Court’s decision.

In August of 1990, Emlenton Volunteer Fire Association members spent a day cleaning and painting equipment for installation on a new fire truck. Marlene Reisinger, who worked in the building next to the station, went there after work and socialized with…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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