Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Patton
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 19, 1992No. 2355 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Before this Court is an interlocutory appeal of the City of Philadelphia (City) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying the City’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The issue presented to this Court is whether the retroactive application of the City’s ordinance repealing its waiver of governmental immunity in cases involving negligence or unlawful conduct of its police officers unconstitutionally deprived Louis Patton (Patton) of his vested cause of action.
On February 27, 1990, Patton filed a complaint against the City seeking damages for the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Gibson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Krenzelak v. KrenzelakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Lewis v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by9 opinions
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