Legal Opinion

Kearns v. Rollins Outdoor Advertising, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1985No. Appeal, No. 31 T.D. 1984PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam Opinion,

Paul Kearns (Kearns), a minor, by his parent and natural guardian, sued the City of Philadelphia (city) and others in trespass for personal injuries he sustained when he fell forty feet from a billboard. Kearns *598here appeals from an order of Judge Thomas A. White of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which granted the city’s motion for summary judgment because the court believed that pursuant to 42 Pa. C. S. §8541, which concerns governmental immunity, the city remained immune from liability.

The evidence shows that on the evening of May 9, 1980, Kearns, then…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dugan v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  2. Cousins v. YaegerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Heller v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Malischewski v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Magner v. Frankford Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. SCARBOROUGH BY SCARBOROUGH v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. SCARBOROUGH BY SCARBOROUGH v. LewisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Lynch v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Hayes v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. THOMAS BY THOMAS v. Duquesne Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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