Legal Opinion
Savitt v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-1226PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
In this litigation, plaintiff Sydney Savitt (“Savitt”) a resident of New York, contended that she was seriously injured when hit by a Philadelphia police car unable to come to a timely full stop at a red light when she was crossing Market Street at 10th Street in downtown Philadelphia. Trial was held before a jury from November 2, 1982 to November 10, 1982. Trial on the issue of liability was held from November 2,1982 to November 4, 1982. On November 4, 1982, the jury reached a verdict and determined that Officer Craig Davis (“Davis”), the driver…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Jarvis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Carroll v. County of YorkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Charles R. Peterson, in No. 80-2662 v. Crown Financial Corporation, a Corporation, in No. 80-2663Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Walsh v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- McFadden v. BurtonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Gubernick v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Hill v. Port Authority Transit SystemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- City of Philadelphia v. OwensCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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