BURNETT v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA


152 Pa.Commw. 483 (1993)

620 A.2d 50

Wanda BURNETT and William A. Burnett, Appellants, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne E. Pedersen, for appellants.

Alan C. Ostrow, Asst. City Sol., for appellee.

Before McGINLEY, PELLEGRINI and KELLEY, JJ.


McGINLEY, Judge.

Wanda Burnett and William A. Burnett (Burnetts) appeal from an order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (common pleas court) granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Philadelphia (City).

On January 12, 1983, City police officers David Calle and Domonic Ferrara observed motorist Luis Rivera (Rivera) disregard a red light at the intersection of Emerald Street and Allegheny Avenue. The police officers began to chase Rivera, who...

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