Legal Opinion
Cowell v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 2005PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
William Arvid Cowell (Plaintiff), individually and as administrator of the estate of Elaine C. Cowell, deceased, and as parent and natural guardian of Jonathan William Cowell, Christa Hailey Cowell and Andrew Jacob Cowell, his minor children, appeals from the November 19, 2004, decision and order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court) sustaining the preliminary objections filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT) and dismissing Plaintiffs Amended Complaint against DOT based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Crowell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Bendas v. Township of White DeerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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