Crigler v. City of Philadelphia

LORD, Senior Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas granting Bernadette Crigler’s motion for summary judgment, denying the City’s motion for summary judgment and entering a $35,000 verdict in favor of Crigler.

In November 1990, Crigler filed a complaint against the City for injuries sustained in October 1989 when she fell because of a pothole on the crosswalk of Fisher Lane, approximately ten feet from the vehicular traffic area of Broad Street, which intersects Fisher Lane. Fisher Lane is a City street and Broad Street is a…