Legal Opinion
Reading Co. v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 5, 1993No. Civ. A. No. 91-2377PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOHN, District Judge.
Defendant Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) has filed a motion for partial summary judgment on the ground that the doctrine of sovereign *129immunity bars plaintiffs claims under Pennsylvania’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (“HSCA”), 35 Pa.Stat. §§ 6020.101-6020.1305 (1993). For the reasons explained below, the court denies SEPTA’s motion.
Discussion
Summary judgment is appropriate if there exists* no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Small v. Seldows Stationery, 617 F.2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sidney P. Small and William Landesman, D/B/A Small & Landesman v. Seldows Stationery, Jack Belowitz, Irving Platt and Irwin KatzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Tulewicz v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Toombs, Harold T. v. Manning, Sylvester, Brown, James, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Dresser Industries, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
3Cited by1 opinion
- PFG Gas, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999