Legal Opinion
Snead v. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 2009No. 5 EAP 2009, 6 EAP 2009PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pennsylvania (SPCA) seized abused dogs from appellee, which it subsequently euthanized. Appellee sued, claiming civil rights violations, negligence, and conversion; a Philadelphia jury returned a verdict in her favor.
The SPCA appealed, arguing it was immune from suit pursuant to the Sovereign Immunity Act, 1 or in the alternative, the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act. 2 The Superior Court rejected the SPCA’s immunity claims. Snead v. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Pennsylvania, 929 A.2d…
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