Sichetti v. Paris Business Forms, Inc.

KELTON, J.,

In this case, defendant Bristol Township has moved for summary judgment. We are asked to decide whether the township is immune from or subject to liability under the “real property” exception to the Governmental Immunity Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §8542 (b)(3).

Plaintiff Gabriele Sichetti was badly burned while employed by Joseph Civitelli Construction Company, a demolition contractor. The Civitelli Company had been engaged by Paris Business Forms Company (Paris) to clear away debris resulting from a fire which had substantially damaged a factory building in Croydon, Bristol Township, owned by…