Pettineo v. City of Philadelphia Law Department-Claims Division

LORD, Senior Judge.

Paul Pettineo appeals an order of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court granting the City of Philadelphia’s (City) post-trial motion for judgment non obstante veredicto and entering judgment in favor of the City.

The facts in this ease are not in dispute. On January 1, 1994, City police officers tied yellow nylon ropes between trees and signposts on Broad Street in the City to prevent pedestrians and cars from crossing the street during the 1994 Mummer’s Day Parade. At approximately 6:00 a.m., Pettineo, responding to his car alarm and seeing that his vehicle was about to be…