Legal Opinion
Africa v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 1998No. 96-2127UnknownCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
On May 13, 1985, now more than thirteen years ago, the City of Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on 6221 Osage Avenue, a building occupied by several members of a group called “MOVE,” killing eleven of the thirteen people inside, devastating the West Philadelphia community, and bringing national attention to the actions taken that day by the City of Philadelphia officials involved in the incident. This appeal requires us to revisit that confrontation.
Only two parties have participated in this appeal, whittled down from the dozens of plaintiffs and…
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