Allshouse v. City of Pittsburgh

Aldisert, J.,

Before the court are three petitions for leave to file suits against municipal corporations of this Commonwealth.

To each petition, the respective defendant municipality has raised the defense of a lack of compliance with the Act of July 1, 1937, P. L. 2547, sec. 1, 53 PS §5301, averring a failure to file a notice of claim with the municipality within six months after the date of the accident.

In essence, the act provides that no valid cause of action against a municipality will accrue for damages arising from the negligence of such municipality or of *29its employes unless written…