Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania State Police v. Klimek
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 2004PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE PELLEGRINI.
The Pennsylvania State Police ' (State Police) appeal from an interlocutory order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lacka-wanna County (trial court) denying its motion for summary judgment wherein it argued that Stanley and Shirley Klimek’s (Klimeks) claims did not fall within any of the statutory exceptions to sovereign immunity.
On February 24, 1996, the State Police arrested Gary G. Klimek (Deceased) on a charge of driving under the influence and took him into custody. The Deceased was placed in a holding cell at 7:15 a.m. and a state trooper removed his boots and…
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