CERINO v. TOWNSHIP OF PALMER


265 Pa.Super. 1 (1979)

401 A.2d 770

Vito CERINO and Clara Cerino, v. TOWNSHIP OF PALMER, Appellant (at No. 1044), and UGI Corporation, and Heikki K. Elo, Additional Defendant-Appellee, and Anthony Casella, Additional Defendant-Appellant (at No. 1056).

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Leeson, Bethlehem, for Tp. of Palmer, appellant at No. 1044 and appellee at No. 1056.

George A. Hahalis, Bethlehem, for Anthony Casella, appellant at No. 1056 and appellee at No. 1044.

Robert C. Brown, Jr., Easton, and with him Charles H. Spaziani, Easton, for appellees Cerino.

Donald L. VanGilder, Allentown, for appellee UGI Corp.

Norman Seidel, Easton, and with him Daniel E. Cohen, Easton, for appellee Heikki K. Elo.

Before CERCONE, SPAETH and LIPEZ, JJ.


LIPEZ, Judge:

On August, 24, 1974, while additional defendant-appellee Elo was serving as Engineer for Palmer Township in Northampton County, certain excavation work in connection with a Township construction project in the vicinity of the plaintiffs' home was in progress. Workmen involved in the project allegedly pulled loose a natural gas pipeline leading into plaintiffs' home, causing gas to accumulate therein and explode, damaging plaintiffs' home and property...

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