GERMANTOWN SAV. BK. v. CITY OF PHILA.

Nos. 15 T.D. 1985 and 9 T.D. 1985.

98 Pa.Commw. 508 (1986)

512 A.2d 756

Germantown Savings Bank, Appellant v. City of Philadelphia, Appellee. I. C. S. Corporation, Appellant v. City of Philadelphia, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

July 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Cozen, with him, Vincent R. McGuinnes, Jr., Miles A. Jellinek and Michael P. Meehan, Cozen, Begier & O'Connor, for appellants.

Denise D. Colliers, Deputy City Solicitor, with her, Barbara W. Mather, City Solicitor, for appellee.

Argued April 9, 1986, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., Judges ROGERS, CRAIG, MacPHAIL, DOYLE, BARRY and COLINS.


OPINION BY JUDGE MacPHAIL, July 7, 1986:

The sole issue presented for our disposition in these consolidated appeals is whether Section 8553(d) of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Act), 42 Pa. C. S. §8553(d) is unconstitutional as violative of equal protection. For the reasons which follow, we hold that Section 8553(d) of the Act is constitutional.

The facts are not in dispute. I.C.S....

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