Jackson v. City of Philadelphia

782 A.2d 1115 (2001)

Juanita JACKSON, Appellant,

v.

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation and Donald Riles.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued June 4, 2001.

Decided August 23, 2001.

Steven D. Janel, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Alan C. Ostrow, Philadelphia, for appellee, City of Philadelphia.

Before PELLEGRINI, J., LEADBETTER, J., and McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.

LEADBETTER, Judge.

This appeal raises a question of the proper interpretation of the utility service facilities exception to governmental immunity, specifically whether the municipal entity must…