County of Allegheny v. Dominijanni

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Livio Dominijanni (Appellant) appeals an order of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas sustaining the preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer of the North Versailles Township Sanitary Authority (Authority) and dismissing the Authority as a party in these consolidated cases. We reverse.

On December 22, 1984, a landslide, originating on Appellants property, deposited a large amount of dirt and debris onto Ice Plant Hill Road (owned and maintained by Allegheny County), buried a Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania manhole under 12-15 feet of material,…