RIBINICKY v. YEREX


549 Pa. 555 (1997)

701 A.2d 1348

Galina and Richard RIBNICKY, Appellees, v. Richard YEREX and U.S. Fleet Leasing, Inc., MCI Telecommunications and City Of Allentown. Appeal of CITY OF ALLENTOWN. Appeal of Richard YEREX, U.S. Fleet Leasing, Inc. and MCI Telecommunications Corporation.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Siemiontkowski, for City of Allentown.

Richard J. Hunigman, Philadelphia, for Galina and Richard Ribnicky.

Maureen A. Jordan, Allentown, for Richard Yerex, et al.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal of a Commonwealth Court Order, reversing the grant of the petition of a local agency, joined as an additional defendant in a personal injury action, for a change of venue pursuant to the political subdivision venue rules. For the following reasons, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

Galina Ribnicky was injured in a collision with another vehicle driven by Richard Yerex (Yerex) on January 16,...

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