Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 9, 2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Carol J. Rodriguez, on behalf of the Estate of Aurelio Rodriguez (Decedent), appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County (trial court) granting the motion for summary judgment filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), defendant in Rodriguez’s negligence and wrongful death actions. The trial court concluded that PennDOT could not be held liable for fatal injuries sustained by Decedent when the car he was operating on a highway was struck by an oncoming car that had left its lane of travel and traveled through the grass median…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Farabaugh v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Simko v. County of AlleghenyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Fagan v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP. OF COM.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Svege Ex Rel. Svege v. Interstate Safety Service, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Precision Marketing, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Republican Caucus of the Senate of PA/AKA the Senate of PA Republican CaucusCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Ling v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013