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Snyder v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 2, 1989No. 125-127 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.

LaMar Slemmer, Robert Snyder and Thomas Mills (police officers) appeal a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order sustaining preliminary objections filed by certain gun manufacturers 1 to their strict liability and negligence complaints. 2 We reverse and remand.

Police officers are Bristol Township policemen who attended handgun and firearm proficiency classes conducted by the City of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association from 1963 through 1976. While participating in these mandatory training sessions, the police officers used…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Glittenberg v. Doughboy Recreational IndustriesMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Harford Mutual Insurance v. MoorheadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. MacHipongo Land & Coal Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Stilp v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Brown v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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