Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 3, 1986No. 70, 71 & 74 Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Section 8553 of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, Act of October 5, 1980, P.L. 693, No. 142 § 221(1), as amended, 42 Pa C.S.A. § 8553, limits recovery of damages against political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to $500,-000 in the aggregate for legally cognizable tort injuries arising from the same transaction. The question in this case is whether this limitation is constitutionally permissible.
On May 11, 1979 a gas explosion in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia killed seven persons, injured many others, and caused extensive property…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Singer v. SheppardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Daly v. HemphillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by58 opinions
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