Legal Opinion

Zuppo v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 27, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from the January 29, 1999 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County (trial court) denying DOT’s motion for summary judgment.1 This case presents the issues of (1) which immunity provisions apply in this case, those found in Section 8522(b) of the Judicial Code2 or those found in Section 7704(a) the Emergency Management Services Code (Emergency Code);3 and, if we determine that the provisions of the Emergency Code govern, (2) whether the trial court erred in denying DOT’s motion for summary judgment where DOT…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Renk v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Stidham v. Millvale Sportsmen's ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Accu-Weather, Inc. v. Prospect Communications, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. King Et Vir v. BreachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Shore v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Kahres v. HenryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. K. Claypoole and M. Knepp as Co-Administrators of the Estate of G.M. Noel v. Altoona-Logan Twp. Mobile Medical Emergency Dept. Authority d/b/a AMEDCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026
  4. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Miceli, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County2014

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