Legal Opinion
City of Washington v. Johns
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1984No. Appeal, No. 375 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
During a heavy rainstorm on May 12, 1979, a portion of the storm drainage system in the City of Washington overflowed into the basement of a home then owned by Alfred, Jennie, William and Emma Johns and Thelma Dezelan and occupied by Carolyn Shuman and her family (collectively referred to as the Shumans). After a bifurcated non jury trial, President Judge Sweet of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County found the city liable for $9,-477.05 in property and delay damages. The city filed exceptions to Judge Sweet’s verdict of liability and award of damages; a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ashcraft v. C. G. Hussey and Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Gericke v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Cooper v. ReadingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Wilkinsburg Boro. v. School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Jenkins Towel Service v. Tidewater Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Laform v. Bethlehem TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Medicus v. Upper Merion TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Rooney v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
- Gall v. Allegheny County Health DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- McCarthy v. City of BethlehemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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