Legal Opinion
Cestari v. School District of Cheltenham Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 1987No. Appeal, 2707 C. D. 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Craig,
Student Kenneth Cestari appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County granting summary judgment for the School District of Cheltenham Township on the ground of governmental immunity, as codified in 42 Pa. C. S. §§8541-8542. We reverse and remand..While competing in a track meeting at Cheltenham High School on April 28, 1981, the student, a pole vaulter, sustained injuries when he foiled to clear the pole and landed with one foot on and one foot oft the landing mat.
On April 26, 1983, the student filed a suit against the school district alleging…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vann v. Board of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Singer v. School District of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- McCloskey v. Abington School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Brown v. Quaker Valley School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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- S. Brewington v. City of Philadelphia and Walter G. Smith Elementary School -- Appeal of: S. Brewington and J. BrewingtonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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