Legal Opinion
Hand v. City of Philadelphia
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 4, 2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
LAZARUS, J.
Stephen Hand appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County sustaining the preliminary objections of the City of Philadelphia (the City) and Erie Insurance Group (Erie), and dismissing his complaint. After careful review, we affirm.
The trial court summarized the relevant facts as follows:
[Hand] was employed by [the City] as a police officer. On November 1, 2007, [Hand] was struck by a privately owned vehicle while on duty and operating a police patrol car owned and insured by [the] City. [Hand] suffered serious personal injuries as a result of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mohn v. American Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Richmond v. McHaleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Williams v. Geico Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Hackenberg v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Malinder v. Jenkins Elevator & MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Erie Insurance Group v. CataniaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Rogers v. Thomas, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2013