Legal Opinion

Manning v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 27, 2016No. 2151 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Judge P. KEVIN BROBSON.

Appellant Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT), appeals by permission from an interlocutory order of the Court of Common Pleas for the 26th Judicial District, Montour County Branch (trial court). The trial court denied DOT's motion for summary judgment, which was predicated on sovereign immunity. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

On June 28, 1998, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Appellee John Manning (Manning) was driving his vehicle in the eastbound lane of Route 642 in West Hemlock Township, Montour County.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Fine v. CheccioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Jones v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. R.J. Coppola, Jr. v. Bureau of Motor VehiclesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  3. V. Gabra v. Borough of Prospect Park v. M.S. Gabra & E.K. Gabra ~ Appeal of: Borough of Prospect ParkCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026

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