Philadelphia Police Dept. v. Gray

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The controlling question common to these consolidated appeals is whether the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541 et seq., precludes the waiver of governmental immunity found in Philadelphia Code Section 21-701. We will also address an additional question raised in Kathleen Williams v. SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia, which is whether the trial court erred in refusing to enter judgment N.O.V. or grant a new trial against SEPTA in light of the jury’s inconsistent answers to interrogatories.1

These appeals are from orders of the Commonwealth Court.…