Zauflik v. Pennsbury School District

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Section 8553 of what is commonly known as the Political Subdivision Tort Claims *777Act1 (Tort Claims Act) limits recovery of damages against political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) to $500,000 in the aggregate for tort injuries arising from the same transaction. The question presented is whether this limitation as applied to Ashley Zauflik (“Zauflik”), who as a 17-year-old student lost her leg when a school district (District) bus ran over her, is constitutionally permissible. Specifically, Zauflik appeals from three post-trial…