Legal Opinion
Miranda v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 1994No. 173 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Luis Miranda appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which granted the Motion to Dismiss filed by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
On January 8, 1990, Miranda, who was alone at the time, was injured when he stepped into an allegedly snow-covered opening or excavation in the cartway of Fifth Street near Cambria Street in Philadelphia. Fifth Street was a state-designated highway at the time of Miranda’s fall. As a result of his accident, Miranda filed suit against the City of Philadelphia and DOT. Miranda subsequently agreed to dismiss the…
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