Sperando v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Judge.
Michael R. Sperando and Brian Sperando, a minor, by his parents and natural guardians, Michael J. Sperando and Angela Sperando, and Michael J. Sperando and Angela Sperando in their own right (Sperandos), appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Mark Mullin (Mullin). Mullin was a minor at the time the Sperandos’ cause of action arose. Mullin was dismissed from the Sperandos’ personal injury action, based on the conclusion that liability as a “social host” cannot be imposed on minors.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Congini by Congini v. PORTERSVILLE ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Alumni Ass'n v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Kapres v. HellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Goldberg v. Delta Tau DeltaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Muntz v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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