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JAMISON v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH

No. 15712.

360 F.2d 162 (1966)

Howard JAMISON, Administrator of the Estate of Christine Nerone, Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH, a Municipal Corporation v. Edward MAUND, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. Harrington, Pittsburgh, Pa., (Richard H. Galloway, McArdle, Harrington, Feeney & McLaughlin, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Thomas S. White, Asst. City Sol., Pittsburgh, Pa., (David Stahl, City Sol., Cyril A. Fox, Jr., Asst. City Sol., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, HASTIE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is a wrongful death action in which it is alleged that the fatal accident was caused by negligence of the City of Pittsburgh in failing properly to maintain certain traffic lights. Summary judgment was entered for the defendant on the ground that a municipal government is immune from suit on such a claim as this.

The courts of Pennsylvania have held that municipalities are immune from liability for a variety of torts in the performance of...

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