Legal Opinion

Couto-Pressman v. Richards

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Deborah Couto-Pressman (Couto-Pressman) appeals two orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court) that dismissed her tort complaint with prejudice. In granting summary judgment to defendants Kenneth and Virginia Richards (collectively the Richards) and to The City of Allentown (City), the trial court concluded that Couto-Press-man’s evidence was inadequate to show that her fall on the Richards’ property was caused by a dangerous condition of the property or that the City knew, or should have known, that a hazard existed. Discerning no error, we…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Marks v. TasmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Neve v. Insalaco'sSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Stimmler v. Chestnut Hill HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Winkler v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

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