Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 2011No. 1298 C.D. 2010PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT), appeals from the June 10, 2010, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) denying DOT’S second motion for summary judgment and certifying the issue of whether this action is barred by sovereign immunity for appeal to this court pursuant to section 702(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 702(b) (relating to interlocutory appeals by permission). We reverse.
Karen Brown was a passenger in a car driven by John Richard Hughes. Hughes fell asleep at the wheel, causing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Merlini Ex Rel. Merlini v. Gallitzin Water AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. v. MognetCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Cowell v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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