Legal Opinion

Kearney v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 16, 1992No. 2344 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLINS, Judge.

Patricia Kearney (Kearney), individually and as guardian for minor Gregory Kearney, appeals from a June 5,1991 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Common Pleas) granting a judgment on the pleadings filed by and limited solely to appellee, City of Philadelphia (City). 1

This case arose out of allegations by Kearney that the Philadelphia Medical Examiner failed to take reasonable measures to ensure that the body of her deceased relative, Mary Kearney (decedent), was properly identified and disposed of for burial. Kearney alleges that after decedent’s death on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. PAPIEVES Et Ux. v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Bata v. Central-Penn Nat. Bank of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Mann v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Steiner Et Vir v. City of Pgh.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Hackett v. United AirlinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Weiley v. Albert Einstein Medical CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. Holt v. Northwest Pennsylvania Training Partnership Consortium, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Guth v. FreelandHawaii Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Finn v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Aloe Coal Co. v. Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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