Legal Opinion
Bissey v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 6, 1992No. Nos. 2455 and 2456 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
James William Bissey and Riffs Cycle Center (Riffs), appellants in these consolidated cases, appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) which granted summary judgment in favor of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The trial court granted summary *41judgment on the ground that Bissey had not shown a reasonable excuse for his failure to notify DOT of his claim within six months of the accident as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5522(a). We affirm.
On June 8, 1980, Bissey was riding his motorcycle on state highway 390 in Promised Land State Park, Pike…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yurechko v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Landis v. City of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- McKenna v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State Horse Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Ramon v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Hoy v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leedom v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Thomas v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- S. Dacey v. Luzerne County, PACommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016