Legal Opinion
Agresta v. Gillespie
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 1993No. 659 C.D. 1992PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from a judgment entered following a jury verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) holding that the City and its agents’ negligence were responsible for the wrongful death of Samuel Jerome Agresta (Agresta). 1
Agresta owned a telecommunications business and employed Thomas Spurka (Spurka) as a salesman. 2 On the afternoon of December 19, 1985, Agresta telephoned his wife from his car telephone, indicating that he believed Spurka to have stolen equipment from the company warehouse that he intended to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Morena v. South Hills Health SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Moure v. RaeuchleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Johnson v. GrobDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1996
- Peak v. PetrovitchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Ferber v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Robinson v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Mithani v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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