SHIPPEN TWP. v. PORTAGE TWP

No. 1230 C.D. 1988.

122 Pa.Commw. 259 (1988)

551 A.2d 409

Shippen Township, Appellant v. Portage Township, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

December 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon D. Roof, Pontzer & Roof, for appellant.

Joseph J. Malizia, with him, Paul J. Malizia, Malizia & Malizia, P.C., for appellee.

Argued November 1, 1988, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., Judge McGINLEY, and Senior Judge NARICK, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY SENIOR JUDGE NARICK, December 21, 1988:

This is an appeal by Shippen Township (Shippen) from an $18,801.20 verdict of the Court of Common Pleas of Cameron County rendered against Shippen and in favor of Portage Township (Portage). For the reasons set forth herein, we vacate and remand.

The parties are in agreement as to the following facts. On February 16, 1984, a Shippen garbage truck weighing approximately 12½ tons sank into a depression...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases