Legal Opinion

Rinaldi v. Giblin

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 6, 1982No. Appeal, No. 1400 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Bucks County Common Pleas Court granted Falls Township’s motion for summary judgment. Rudolph and Joanne Rinaldi appeal. We affirm.

Rinaldi was injured when her auto was struck by a car executing an illegal left turn from U.S. Route 1, a state highway. Prior to the accident, a “No Left Turn” sign had been present at the intersection. At the time of the accident, no such sign was in place. These facts were not disputed below.

Both Rinaldi and the Commonwealth urge this Court to conclude that the Township should be held liable for failure to warn the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Bar Ass'n v. ThornburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Swank v. Bensalem TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Calvanese v. LEISTCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Krentz v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Mindala v. American Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Mindala v. American Motors Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Oswald v. HausmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Majestic v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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