Raker v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

John Raker (Raker) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northum-berland County (trial court) granting a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Department of Corrections (Department) because his slip-and-fall claim did not fall within any of the exceptions to sovereign immunity. 1

Raker was an inmate at the State Correction Institution at Coal Township (SCI-Coal Township). On August 16, 1996, after completing his tasks as a food service worker, Raker slipped and fell on a wet floor in the dining hall. As a result of the fall, Raker broke his hip in five…