Legal Opinion
Pagnotta v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Ass'n
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELTON, Senior Judge.
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) appeals from the February 23, 1995 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County which preliminarily enjoined the PIAA from preventing Randall Pagnotta from participating in the remainder of the PIAA District I AAA Wrestling Tournament (wrestling tournament).
Background
On Saturday, February 18, 1995, Randall Pagnotta, then a high school junior, and an opponent were disqualified by a PIAA official during a match in the wrestling tournament. Pagnotta’s opponent allegedly bit Pagnotta in the finger causing…
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