Legal Opinion

Defulio v. Spectaguard

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided June 23, 1995No. 6199Published

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDMAN, J.,

On May 16, 1988, plaintiff James DeFulio was climbing a fence to enter Veterans’ Stadium to see a Pink Floyd concert. He did not have a ticket. As plaintiff neared the top of the fence he was climbing, he used his hand to grasp the ledge of a concrete platform above him. Testimony revealed that a security guard who was standing on the platform stepped on plaintiff’s hand causing him *163to fall 15 feet to a concrete concourse and fracture both ankles.

Plaintiff brought the instant suit against Spectaguard Inc. and Electric Factory Concerts Inc. alleging that they were vicariously…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. McCutcheonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Cashdollar v. Mercy HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Butler v. Flo-Ron Vending Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Rounds v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  5. Brennan v. Merchant & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903

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