Legal Opinion
Trenco, Inc. v. Dept. of Transp.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 14, 1989No. 2200 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, Judge.
Trenco, Inc. (appellant) appeals an order of the Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) which granted the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) motion for summary judgment.
On March 1, 1987, at approximately 11:15 p.m., appellant had two individual tractor trailer units traveling southbound on Pennsylvania Route 11 (Route 11) approximately 2 miles south of Danville, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. While traveling on this road, a landslide of approximately 7,000 to 8,000 cubic yards of slate and mud came down upon the roadway causing damage to appellant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Mistecka v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Herman v. Greene County Fair BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Gore v. Bethlehem Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Burgan v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mullen v. Borough of ParkesburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Bruce v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Patton v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Ling v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Tom Clark Chevrolet, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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