Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 2010PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge McGINLEY.
In this interlocutory appeal by permission,1 the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)2 and the administratrix and personal representative (Plaintiff) of the estate of decedent Nance appeal the October 24, 2008, Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment on the issue whether Plaintiffs claims are barred by sovereign immunity.3
Factual Background
On October 7, 2004, a three-alarm fire occurred at Plymouth Hall, a four story, 70-unit apartment building for senior citizens with low to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Fine v. CheccioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Crowell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Jones v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Mario Henry v. City of ErieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Cheryl Harris v. Kellogg Brown & Root ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- L. Brown v. J. WetzelCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Quinones v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Weckel v. Carbondale Housing AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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