Kilgore v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether the City of Philadelphia is immune from liability under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (“the Act”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8541-8564.

Appellant, Walter Kilgore (“Kilgore”), an employee of Federal Express, was injured while working at Philadelphia International Airport. The accident occurred as Kilgore was standing by a motorized tug attached to a cargo dolly on an airport roadway. Specifically, Kilgore and a co-worker, Mark Newell, were attempting to hitch a cargo dolly to the motorized tug when Newell allegedly lost control of…