Legal Opinion
R.W. v. Manzek
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 2005No. 32 WAP 2004PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
In September, 1999, L.W., the ten-year-old daughter of R.W. and C.W. (Parents) was brutally raped and beaten by Timothy S. Fleming while attempting to sell him candy as part of a school fundraiser. Parents first brought an action (the federal case) in federal district court (the district court) against the Punxsutawney Area School District and its superintendent (the School District defendants) seeking liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on a “state-created danger” theory, as discussed fully herein. The district court granted the School District defendants’ Motion to Dismiss…
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