Legal Opinion
Jones v. Chieffo
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 21, 1997No. 28 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
NIGRO, Justice.
Kent Jones was injured and his wife was killed when a car being pursued by the police collided with his car. Jones sued the City of Philadelphia, Officer Charles Chieffo, Commissioner Willie Williams and Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode (Appellants) to recover wrongful death and survival damages and damages for his own injuries.
The trial court granted Appellants’ motion for summary judgment and held that the fleeing driver’s criminal acts relieved them of liability as a matter of law. The Commonwealth Court reversed in a 4-3 decision and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dickens v. Upper Chichester TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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