Lingo v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

OPINION BY

Judge COHN.

The instant case involves a slip and fall accident that occurred as Carol Lingo (Appellant) was descending an exterior stairwell that led to a basement entrance to a building owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). Appellant argued before the trial court that her injury was caused by her slipping on debris that had accumulated on the steps. 1 At the close of discovery, PHA filed a motion for summary judgment in which it argued that the sovereign immunity provisions of 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 8521-8522, precluded Appellant’s suit. Appellant opposed this motion, arguing…