HEDGLIN v. CITY OF SCRANTON


139 Pa.Commw. 201 (1991)

590 A.2d 62

John HEDGLIN, Appellant, v. CITY OF SCRANTON, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew A. Cartwright, Munley, Mattise & Kelly, P.C., Scranton, for appellant.

James E. O'Brien, Jr., Kennedy, O'Brien, McCormack & Mulcahey, Scranton, for appellees.

Before PALLADINO and McGINLEY, JJ., and CRUMLISH, Jr., Senior Judge.


PALLADINO, Judge.

John Hedglin (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Scranton (City) and dismissing Appellant's complaint. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. On the evening of June 13, 1984, on his way home from a friend's house, Appellant decided to take a short cut through property owned by the City. Appellant tripped over some debris left...

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