Legal Opinion
Frazier v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEADBETTER, Judge.
Christopher Frazier appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Philadelphia. Upon consideration, we affirm.
On June 22, 1991, Terrance Hawkins, an off-duty Philadelphia police officer, shot Christopher Frazier following an argument concerning Hawkins’ former girlfriend, Anita Burton. Ms. Burton had unilaterally ended her relationship with Hawkins, which triggered a string of incidents culminating in the shooting at issue. On June 17, 1991, Ms. Burton filed a complaint against Hawkins with the…
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