Legal Opinion
Giosa v. School District of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1989No. 1776 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, Judge.
Frank and Elaine Giosa appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that granted a motion for summary judgment by the School District of Philadelphia, and dismissed, with prejudice, the Giosas’ claims against the school district. We reverse and remand.
On February 14, 1983, Frank Giosa slipped on a sidewalk on school district property. Mr. Giosa sustained injuries in that fall, and sued the school district, alleging that his fall was caused by an unsafe accumulation of snow and ice on the sidewalk, and that the school district failed to maintain the sidewalk…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Flagiello v. Pennsylvania HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Rinaldi v. LevineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Moore v. PA. DEPT. OF JUSTICECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Gilligan v. Villanova UniversitySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- First Nat. Bank v. Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Wilson v. School Dist. of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Finn v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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