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Thomas v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 11, 1990No. 1524 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLINS, Judge.

Lisa A. Thomas (Thomas) appeals from a July 7, 1989 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which sustained the City of Philadelphia’s (City) preliminary objections in the form of a demurrer and dismissed Thomas’ complaint. We affirm.

Thomas filed her complaint to recover damages from the City, claiming it negligently failed through its City police officers to intervene in her imprisonment by Gary Heidnik (Heidnik). Thomas had been abducted and imprisoned by Heidnik in December, 1986 and repeatedly raped, tortured, assaulted, battered and abused by him on a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gekas v. ShappSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Casey v. GeigerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. MELENDEZ BY MELENDEZ v. City of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Moore v. PA. DEPT. OF JUSTICECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Morris v. MusserCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Bruce v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. People United to Save Homes v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Rankin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Agresta v. GillespieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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