Legal Opinion
Starr v. Veneziano
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 24, 2000No. 48 W.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Judge.
We allowed appeal to determine whether and under what circumstances a township may be held liable for an accident that occurs on a state highway because the township did not restrict access to the highway from a local road under its control.
On May 20, 1993, Appellee, Tracy Lyn Starr (“Starr”), brought her automobile to a stop at the intersection of Sandy Hill Road, a road maintained by Appellant Richland Township (the “Township”), and Route 8, a four-lane state highway. To turn left into the southbound lanes of Route 8, Starr was required to cross over the two northbound…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Bendas v. Township of White DeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Gardner v. Consolidated Rail Corp. SEPTASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Winwood v. City of DaytonOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. PattonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Wenger v. West Pennsboro TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Glenn v. HoranCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Dunkle v. Middleburg Municipal AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Walthour v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Mietelski v. BanksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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