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SWANK v. BENSALEM TP.

504 Pa. 291 (1984)

472 A.2d 1065

Thomas SWANK, Appellee, v. BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Appellant, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Marsh, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Barton A. Haines, Philadelphia, for Thomas Swank.

Gary Gilman, Philadelphia, for Pa. Dept. of Transp.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellee Thomas Swank instituted a trespass action against Bensalem Township, the Appellant herein, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for injuries sustained as the result of a single vehicle accident which had occurred in Bensalem Township on November 11, 1978. The accident occurred while the Appellee was traveling on State Road. State Road, Legislative Route 09001, was adopted as a state highway by the...

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