Lerro Ex Rel. Lerro v. Upper Darby Township

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Christopher Lerro, a minor, and his mother, Michelle Lerro, (Appellants) appeal an order of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (trial court), which granted Upper Darby Township’s (Township) Motion for Summary Judgment. Appellants attempted to recover damages by asserting a cause of action under the Dog and Rabies Ordinance of 1977 (Dog and Rabies Ordinance) 1 and the Pennsylvania Dog Law Act (State Dog Law). 2 However, the trial court concluded that these laws did not give Appellants a private right of action and, thus, Appellants could not show an exception to…