Legal Opinion

Gramlich v. Lower Southampton Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 17, 2003PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE COHN.

Before us for consideration is the question of whether a concrete inlet and opening of a drainage pipe, constructed by a homeowner in the unpaved right-of-way adjacent to the paved portion of the street, comes under the “streets” or “real property” exception to governmental immunity. William and Andrea Gramlich appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County that granted Lower Southampton Township’s motion for a directed verdict on the basis of governmental immunity, and denied the Gramlichs’ motion for post trial relief.

The matter arises out of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Rutter v. Northeastern Beaver County School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. William Laubach & Sons v. EastonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Lory v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Rachlin v. EdmisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Babcock v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  4. Stark v. Equitable Gas Company, LLCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Pritts v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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