Legal Opinion
Mullin v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 2005No. 158 MAP 2002, 159 MAP 2002PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice CASTILLE.
This appeal involves the interplay of the Transfer of State Highways Act (“Transfer Act”), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 9201-08, and the Sovereign Immunity Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8521-28. This Court granted review to determine whether, as a matter of law, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) could be held liable, under the Commonwealth real estate exception to sovereign immunity, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8522(b)(4), for the alleged improper and dangerous design of a highway intersection located in New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (“the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Penn Center House, Inc. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Basile v. H & R BLOCK, INC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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3Cited by26 opinions
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