Legal Opinion
Yellen v. Philadelphia State Hospital
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 3, 1986No. Appeal, No. 3332 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
Sara Sid Yellen, Appellant, appeals here an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which sustained the preliminary objections of the Philadelphia State Hospital and dismissed her personal injury action against the hospital on the grounds of sovereign immunity. We reverse.
The following facts are pertinent. On July 13, 1982, Yellen was assaulted by one Walter Parker on the corner of Seventeenth and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia as a result of which she sustained serious injuries. Parker had allegedly been a patient at Philadelphia State…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Allentown State Hospital v. GillCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985