Legal Opinion
Cagey, J., Aplt. v. PennDOT
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 2018No. 36 WAP 2016PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.
OPINION
JUSTICE DONOHUE
We granted allocatur to determine whether the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ("PennDOT") is liable for injuries caused by negligently and dangerously designed guardrails erected on Commonwealth real estate. The case presents an opportunity to clarify the contours of the real estate exception to sovereign immunity, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 8522(b)(4), especially in light of the Commonwealth Court's expansive treatment of our prior decision in Dean v. Dep't of Transp. , 561 Pa. 503, 751 A.2d 1130 (2000). In…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Commonwealth v. TilghmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- S. Wise v. Huntingdon County Housing Development Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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