Cherry v. City of Philadelphia

547 Pa. 679 (1997)

692 A.2d 1082

Paul S. CHERRY, Appellant,

v.

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted February 28, 1995.

Decided April 23, 1997.

Stanley M. Poplow, Paoli, for Paul S. Cherry.

Margarete E. Pawlowski, for City of Philadelphia.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue in this matter is whether the trial court correctly granted the City of Philadelphia's preliminary objections thereby dismissing appellant's declaratory judgment action in which he sought…