Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Northeast Bradford School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 9, 2014PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Evelyn M. Taylor (Taylor) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County (trial court) granting summary judgment to the Northeast Bradford School District (District) on a personal injury claim. The trial court-held that Taylor’s lawsuit did not fall within the real property exception to governmental immunity in what is commonly called the “Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act”1 (Tort Claims Act) because her injury resulted from personalty, not realty. We reverse and remand.
The following facts are not in dispute. On December 20, 2008, Taylor attended…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Clayton v. LienhardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Farabaugh v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Canon-McMillan School District v. BioniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- In re Appeal of Sheetz, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Blocker v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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3Cited by8 opinions
- S. Brewington v. City of Philadelphia and Walter G. Smith Elementary School -- Appeal of: S. Brewington and J. BrewingtonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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- J.F. Geier, of the Estate of M.M. Geier v. Board of Public Education of the SD of Pittsburgh v. American Art Clay Company, Inc., a/k/a Amaco, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- K. Newvine v. Jersey Shore Area SDCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Kazimer v. Methacton School District and Methacton Home and School District CouncilCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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