Govan v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which entered a $50,000 judgment against the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) in the negligence lawsuit filed by Latif Wheeler Govan (Govan), through his parents, for injuries that he sustained as a result of a pit bull dog attack on PHA’s premises. Govan alleged several theories of negligence, including a failure to control a dog secured on PHA’s premises, a failure to adhere to its duties under a pet policy…